ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – An ambulance carrying a 73-year-old woman with a serious medical condition hit a car head-on on State Road 20 in Alachua County, overturned and ended up on top of the car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The crash was reported about 9:45 p.m. Thursday.
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Troopers said Carolyn Mays of St. Augustine suffered critical injuries in the crash.
According to the FHP report, the ambulance was headed westbound on State Road 20 with its light activated, transporting Mays to Shands Hospital in Gainesville, when it swerved to avoid an object in the roadway, crossed the center line and hit a gold Honda Accord head-on in the eastbound lanes.
The ambulance overturned and landed on top of the Accord, troopers said.
The driver of the Accord, 55-year-old Ronald Archer, and his passenger, 35-year-old Timothy Archer, both from Ormond Beach, suffered serious injuries and were taken to Shands Hospital, the FHP said.
The driver of the ambulance, 29-year-old Hamilton Connell, and another EMT, both from Jacksonville, suffered minor injuries.
The FHP is investigating the crash and charges are pending.