CLARK COUNTY — A 30-year-old woman is dead after a crash involving an ambulance in Clark County, according to a spokesperson from the Ohio State High Patrol.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, the crash happened at the South Burnett Road and Rocket Avenue intersection in Springfield Township just after 2 p.m.
A preliminary investigation found that a Springfield Township ambulance was responding to an emergency, heading north on South Burnett Road at the time of the crash, according to the spokesperson.
A 55-year-old from Springfield was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe south on South Burnett Road and slowed down for the ambulance.
Eleni Whitt, 30, of Springfield was driving a Toyota Sienna and crashed into the Hyundai from behind, according to the spokesperson.
The Toyota traveled left of center and hit the ambulance head-on.
Whitt died on scene of the crash, the spokesperson said.
The ambulance driver and a passenger were taken to Springfield Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Hyundai driver and her passenger were treated on scene for minor injuries.
This crash is under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol Springfield post.
We will continue to follow this story.
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