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EMS Medic Seriously Injured in Clawson Street Ambulance Crash

January 11, 2012 2:25pm | Updated January 11, 2012 2:25pm
An EMS medic was injured on Weds., Jan. 11, 2012, during an accident on Staten Island.
An EMS medic was injured on Weds., Jan. 11, 2012, during an accident on Staten Island.
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STATEN ISLAND — An EMS medic was seriously injured during an ambulance crash in Oakwood Heights Wednedsay afternoon, authorities said.

The smash-up unfolded on Clawson Street and Princeton Avenue just before 12:45 p.m., the FDNY said.

Sources said the FDNY ambulance, which was not moving at the time of the accident, was struck by another vehicle.

The medic was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital South Campus in serious condition.

It was not immediately clear if there was criminality involved in the crash or how it occurred.

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