Ambulance Crash Under Investigation

CLEARWATER, FL — Update May 29, 8:37 a.m.: The Clearwater Police Department has reopened the intersection of Drew Street and Fort Harrison Avenue following a Monday morning crash involving an ambulance. Further details about the crash have not yet been released.

Earlier: Motorists traveling through Clearwater are being asked to avoid a section of Drew Street Monday morning. According to the Clearwater Police Department, an accident involving a Sunstar ambulance has tied up the intersection of Drew Street and Fort Harrison Avenue.

Police say the crash occurred around 7 a.m. May 29 when another vehicle is believed to have run a red light. The vehicle then struck the ambulance, which overturned, an email from the police department said.

The ambulance was not transporting a patient at the time, police say. No injuries have been reported.

Further information is not yet available. It is unclear how long the intersection might be impacted by the crash investigation and cleanup.

Photo courtesy of the Clearwater Police Department