City ambulance in mishap with semi

By Kandra Wells, Staff Writer

A wreck involving an ambulance, a semi-truck and a third vehicle sent three people the hospital Thursday night, in addition to a patient who had been on board the ambulance when it was hit.

McAlester Fire Chief Harold Stewart said this morning two city firefighters who had been in the ambulance, Jeremy Farris and Rodney Leamy, were both treated and released after the accident. He would not comment on the medical conditions of the other two people involved.

According to Stewart, the ambulance was en route to McAlester Regional Health Center when it was hit by a truck at Strong and Carl Albert Parkway. The ambulance then hit another car, whose occupant was also hospitalized, he said.

McAlester police dispatched three ambulances and five police to the scene after the 8:57 p.m. collision.

Stewart said the cause of the accident is pending a McAlester police report. He said his department had been told by the police department that it would take several days to complete the report.

“We talked to them this morning, and we don’t expect to see anything until Monday morning,” Stewart said. “Sometimes, it takes a while. They have to re-create the accident and all that.”