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Five Injured, One Fatally After Ambulance Flipped in Crash

Incident reported at Jewett Ave & Maine Ave.

Police have requested multiple medics to the scene after an ambulance was overturned during a vehicle collision.

Police have requested four EMS units to the location.

Police advise that one patient has life-threatening injuries.

First responders advise that five people were injured in the collision. One civilian has life-threatening injuries, while another civilian and three first responders have injuries described as serious but not life-threatening.

First responders advise that all patients are being transported to hospitals.

A Citizen user shows that police and first responders have secured the intersection with red tape.

According to a news report from ABC7 New York, an ambulance transporting a patient overturned after an SUV crashed into it on Staten Island.

The ambulance had just picked up a pedestrian who had been struck by a car and was transporting her to the hospital. That's when an SUV t-boned the ambulance in the intersection of Jewett Ave and Main Ave, sending it crashing onto its side.

Five people, including the emergency workers, driver, and initial patient were all transported to the hospital. Their injuries are believed to be non-life threatening, according to police.

Jewett Avenue is closed between College Avenue and The Boulevard as police continue to investigate the scene.

According to a news report from SIAdvance, a woman involved in the collision was pronounced deceased after being transported to a hospital.