PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — An ambulance was involved in a crash while responding to the wreck Monday morning in St. Lucie County.
The wreck occurred on the St Lucie West Bridge at the southbound Interstate 95 exit.
Two people, the driver and the paramedic, were taken to a hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
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According to a post on the St. Lucie County Fire District Facebook page, three other patients were also taken to the hospital.
Police said no patients were inside the ambulance and the ambulance did have its lights and sirens on.
Separate fatal crash on I-95
A deadly crash involving a motorcycle and two other vehicles caused heavy traffic delays Monday morning on southbound Interstate 95 in Port St. Lucie.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the wreck happened just after 6:30 a.m. at mile marker 117, just north of Gatlin Boulevard.
The wreck killed a 23-year-old motorcyclist from Fort Pierce.
Traffic was returning to normal midday after all southbound lanes were closed earlier.
The name of the victim has not been released.
The St. Lucie County Fire District said the wreck involving the ambulance was not related to the motorcycle wreck. They are responding to a separate call.
