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Drugs, alcohol believed to be factors in car vs. ambulance crash that injured 4

The crash occurred near the intersection of Lincoln Lake Ave NE & 14 Mile Rd NE in Oakfield Township.

GREENVILLE, Mich. — Michigan State Police and first responders in Kent County responded to a crash Monday evening involving an ambulance and another vehicle. The crash left one person with serious injures and three others with minor ones, police said. 

The crash occurred at around 10 p.m. near the intersection of Lincoln Lake Avenue NE and 14 Mile Road NE in Oakfield Township.

Preliminary investigation indicates that a 2018 Ford Explorer, driven by a 39-year-old Greenville woman, was headed eastbound on 14 Mile Road when it collided with a Montcalm County ambulance.

The collision caused the ambulance, that was transporting a patient to the hospital, to overturn. The patient, ambulance driver, and medical responder treating the patient in the back of the ambulance, were all transported to an area hospital with minor injuries.

Police said the driver of the Ford Explorer was pinned inside the car and had to be extricated. She was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.

Roads in the area were shut down while police and emergency crews worked the scene, but all lanes reopened at around 1:30 a.m.

Currently, police said they do believe drugs, alcohol and speed are factors in the crash. The incident remains under investigation.

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