Ambulance Crew Injured in Severn Crash

Severn, MD — Two Anne Arundel County firefighters were hurt when their ambulance collided with a tractor-trailer rig on Route 170, authorities say.

The department says the accident happened about 7 p.m. Thursday on Route 170 (Telegraph Road) under Route 100 in Severn. The ambulance crew from the Harmans/Dorsey Fire Station was responding to a medical emergency in the Severn area when it was involved in the collision.

Emergency officials say a 36-year old man who was the driver and the 31-year-old male front seat passenger, both ambulance crew members, were the only occupants of the ambulance. There were no other injuries requiring hospital transport as a result of the collision.

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The firefighters were treated and released from Shock Trauma.

On Facebook, the department thanked the drivers who stopped at the accident scene to help the ambulance crew; the group included a nurse who rendered medical care to the two firefighters until additional firefighters and paramedics arrived.

»Photo of damaged ambulance in Severn, courtesy of Anne Arundel County Fire Department