O’HARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. (EYT) — An ambulance transporting a pediatric patient to a Pittsburgh area hospital was involved in an accident on Route 28 late Sunday, state police said.
The crash occurred around 11:37 p.m. when a Clarion Hospital ambulance driven by Carter Young, 63, of Fairmount City, failed to negotiate a curve on the southbound lanes of State Route 28 near Exit 8-Fox Chapel Road, according to Pennsylvania State Police at Kittanning.
The ambulance then struck a guide rail before continuing south on the highway’s shoulder and coming to rest near the Exit 8 on-ramp, police said.
The ambulance co-pilot, Nancy Brice, 81, of Karns City, was taken to Allegheny General Hospital for treatment of various non-life threatening injuries. Young was not injured in the crash.
The patient-a 12-year-old boy from Lucinda-and a family member were also unharmed. They were transported by another ambulance to their original destination, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, by Lower Valley Ambulance Service.
Blawnox and O’Hara fire departments, Foxwall and Lower Valley EMS, Southern Allegheny Valley Emergency Services, and O’Hara Township Police assisted at the scene.
Independence Health System released the following statement late Tuesday afternoon:
“There was an incident involving one of our ambulances on Rt. 28 Sunday,” Independence Health System said in the statement. “Emergency personnel responded promptly, and individuals involved were taken to local hospitals. Out of respect for patient and staff privacy, we are unable to provide further details.”
The health system added that “the safety and well-being of our patients, staff, and community are our top priorities.”
There is no word on Brice’s current condition.
