Crime & Safety
Shirley Ambulance Struck In Hit-And-Run On LIE: Police
No patients were on board, and no injuries were reported, Suffolk police say.
EAST PATCHOGUE, NY —A Shirley Ambulance Company vehicle was struck in an apparent hit-and-run in East Patchogue on Tuesday, a Suffolk police spokeswoman said.
The ambulance was traveling westbound on Express Drive North when a tractor-trailer switched lanes and struck its front at around 10:23 a.m., police said, adding that the tractor left the scene without stopping.
The ambulance did not have lights and sirens activated at the time and was not transporting a patient, police said.
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No injuries were reported, according to police.
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