BATON ROUGE – A crash involving an ambulance responding to an emergency call in Baton Rouge on Tuesday night has left multiple people injured and is now raising concerns about how drivers and first responders safely share the road.
The collision happened around 10:30 p.m. near Winbourne Avenue and Elm Drive, when an ambulance heading to a call struck another vehicle. Five people, including two paramedics, were taken to the hospital following the crash. All are expected to recover.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the collision, but the incident highlights how quickly conditions can change for emergency crews navigating traffic…