According to the Houston Police Department, one individual has tragically lost their life after colliding with an ambulance that was attending to another accident scene on Interstate 45 early Saturday.
The incident occurred on the North Freeway at Airtex Drive. Sergeant Sudduth from HPD explained that the ambulance had arrived at the site of an initial two-vehicle collision and was positioned in the lanes, obstructing traffic.
While emergency personnel were assessing the victims of the first crash, another vehicle approached from behind and struck the rear of the ambulance. The male driver, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Fortunately, there were no occupants inside the ambulance at the time of the collision.
