Friday, April 20, 2012 WEST VIRGINIA EMT KILLED IN CRASH
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We regret to advise you that a West Virginia Rescue Squad member has died in the Line of Duty after a coal truck crossed the center line of a roadway and struck the ambulance she was driving.
McDowell County 911 was alerted about the crash on Route 83 in Raysal at approximately 12:37 hours on Wednesday when a McDowell County Ambulance Authority ambulance was struck by a coal truck.
The coal truck was not loaded, and the ambulance was not transporting a patient when the crash happened. The coal truck lost control, crossed the center line, struck the ambulance and knocked it against the guardrail, and then the coal truck came to rest on the guardrail just past the ambulance.
The ambulances female driver and another member of the ambulance authority had to be extricated from the wreckage. They were transported to Welch Community Hospital where the driver was later pronounced dead.
Details on her partner are unknown at this time. Rain was falling when the crash occurred, but it was not known whether it was a factor in the accident.
Our condolences-more to follow.
RIP.
BillyG
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