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AMBULANCE INVOLVED IN CRASH WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALL, STRIKES BUILDING – ILLINOIS

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DECATUR — An Abbott EMS ambulance was one of two vehicles involved in a car crash near downtown Decatur on Saturday night.

Decatur Fire Department 1st Battalion Chief Wade Watson confirmed that no individuals were injured in the incident, which occurred near the intersection of South Church Street and West Wood Street at approximately 5:45 p.m. Saturday.

Immediately after the initial crash involving the ambulance and the other vehicle, the ambulance then crashed into the Millikin University Wrestling building at 151 W. Wood St.

Three individuals were in the ambulance and one was in the other vehicle involved, Watson said. All four individuals refused transportation to nearby hospitals.
“The ambulance was not transporting anyone,” Watson told the Herald & Review. “They were heading to a call.”
The Millikin wrestling facility, as well as roads surrounding the incident’s location, were blocked off for a couple of hours Saturday night. By 8 p.m., the roads had reopened, but police remained on the scene, as the ambulance had not been removed from the site.