A Monroe Township resident suffered life-threatening injuries after striking an ambulance and a second vehicle in Franklin Township on Tuesday.
An ambulance was involved in a 3-car crash in which a N.J. man suffered life-threatening injuries. (File photo)FRANKLIN -- A Monroe Township man suffered life-threatening injuries when his vehicle sideswiped an ambulance and then struck another vehicle head-on Tuesday afternoon, Franklin police spokesman Sgt. Phillip Rizzo said Wednesday.
Robert Held, 76, of Monroe Township was identified as the driver of the Nissan Altima that struck the ambulance and another vehicle, Rizzo said.
Township police received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a serious, multi-car crash on South Middlebush Road and Buffa Drive on Tuesday at 3:32 p.m., Rizzo said.
An initial investigation revealed that Held's Altima was reportedly traveling south on South Middlebush road when it crossed the center line and sideswiped an ABLE Medical Transport ambulance taking a patient to a local hospital, Rizzo said.
After sideswiping the ambulance, driven by Mathew Hall, 24, of Bloomsbury, Held's Altima reportedly continued heading south in the northbound lanes, colliding head-on with a Kia Sorrento driven by Terrence Brown, 50, of Franklin Park. The ambulance continued on for a short distance before going off the roadway, Rizzo said.
Church group among those hurt in crash
In addition to the injuries suffered by Held, Brown was transported to a local area hospital with non-life threatening injures. Hall and his 28-year-old female passenger were not injured in the crash, Rizzo said.
Members of the Franklin Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau and the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team were on scene conducting an investigation, Rizzo said.
South Middlebush Road was closed for four hours as a result of the crash and investigation, Rizzo said.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Ptl. Jose Jaime of the Franklin Township Police Department's Traffic Safety Bureau at 732-873-5533 ext. 3143, Rizzo said.
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