Onley Crash

Courtesy of Virginia State Police

 Virginia State Police

ONLEY, VA - The Virginia State Police (VSP) have confirmed an ambulance carrying a patient collided with a tractor-trailer Tuesday evening on Route 13 in Accomack County.

VSP says the crash involved a Bloxom, VA ambulance and a Perdue truck.

According to police, the Perdue tractor-trailer was stopped in the left lane at a red light on Route 13 southbound near Market Street in Onley just before 5 p.m. on April 8. The Bloxom ambulance, with its sirens activated and carrying a patient to a nearby hospital, attempted to go around the tractor-trailer, according to police. Police say the ambulance then struck the tractor-trailer, causing the ambulance to overturn. 

VSP says the driver of the ambulance and his wife, a passenger, were taken to TidalHealth in Maryland following the crash. 

Onley Crash

Courtesy of Virginia State Police

The patient and another passenger in the ambulance were both flown to Norfolk General Hospital.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured, according to authorities.

Virginia State Police say charges are pending in this crash.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. 

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