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A three-vehicle crash in southwest Ocala sent more than a dozen people to the hospital on Tuesday.
Among the injured were county fire officials riding in an ambulance and special-needs adults who were riding in a small bus. Here’s what we know:
At the intersection of Southwest 80th Avenue and Southwest 90th Street.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers said an ambulance with lights and sirens activated was traveling west on 90th Street. A small bus from Bridge to Hope Community Education Center, an adult day training center, was traveling south on 80th Avenue.
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Officials said the bus driver failed to yield for the ambulance and the vehicles collided.
The ambulance was tipped on its side. Troopers said a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck also was involved in the crash. That driver, a man, was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries, officials said.
Spokesman James Lucas said 11 special-needs adults and the bus driver suffered minor injuries and were transported for treatment.
Two MCFR officials, both men, were inside the ambulance heading to a medical call, Lucas said. Those men also suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital. Lucas said another vehicle went to the original medical call.
Lucas said his agency was assigned the call at 8:58 a.m. and arrived within a minute.
The intersection was blocked after the crash. Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies directed traffic.
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Source: Ocala
