HARDIN COUNTY — The Findlay Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash involving a Robinaugh Emergency Medical Services ambulance early Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Troopers said the crash occurred at 3:42 a.m.on State Route 309 between Township Road 15 and Township Road 25 in Liberty Township.
According to the patrol’s preliminary investigation, an eastbound Chrysler Town and Country driven by Monte Allen, 41, of Lima, went left of center and struck a westbound ambulance operated by Bellefontaine-based Robinaugh EMS head-on. The ambulance then went off the side of the road and overturned.
Occupants of both vehicles were extricated by first responders. Troopers said Allen sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by medical helicopter to Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. The ambulance driver also sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by squad to Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. The medic and the patient in the rear of the ambulance both sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported by ground ambulance to Lima Memorial Hospital.
Emergency crews remained on scene until about 10 a.m., and motorists in the area experienced traffic delays.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, Ada-Liberty Township Fire Department, Alger Community Fire Association, Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District, BKP Ambulance District, Ada Police Department, the Ohio Department of Transportation, and Minichs Towing & Recovery.
The crash remains under investigation.
Early this morning, one of our units transporting a patient to a Lima hospital was struck head-on by another vehicle that crossed left of center, causing the ambulance to roll, a post from the Robinaugh EMS Facebook page read Tuesday morning.
Both crew members sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to Lima hospitals for evaluation, along with the patient they were transporting. The driver of the other vehicle was flown from the scene for medical treatment.
We ask the community to please keep our crew members, the patient, and all those involved in your thoughts and prayers.
