Ambulance, Car Crash Leaves 1 Dead

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Police said one person was killed Friday in a crash involving an ambulance on New Britain Avenue in Hartford.

The crash occurred at about 7:55 a.m. at the intersection of Fairfield Avenue, police said.

Police said the ambulance was on its way to a call when it collided with a blue Mazda Protégé.

The other crash had occurred nearby at the intersection of Claremont and New Britain avenues, according to Aetna Ambulance Co. representative David Skoczulek. He said the call for that crash came in at about 7:32 a.m.

He said a second unit was sent to the first crash after the ambulance was struck. No major injuries were reported from the first crash.

The intersection was shut down following the crash while police conducted their investigation.

Skoczulek said no one on the ambulance crew suffered any injuries during the collision with the Mazda. He said supervisors from the ambulance company were at the scene to conduct their own investigation.