Ambulance Overturns in Crash, Three Injured
TRENTON, Tenn. – Two Gibson County first responders and another man were rushed to the hospital late Wednesday morning after a violent crash. Police said the wreck happened as Gibson County first responders were on their way to an emergency call in Trenton. It was quite an interesting meeting for Trenton’s Domino Club. “We were playing dominoes, and we heard a big boom,” said witness Ray Samples. Police said that noise was the sound of a pickup truck crashing into a Gibson County ambulance at a Trenton intersection. The impact was so strong, both vehicles flipped over. “I went outside and saw a red truck laying on its side up there, and people parking and running up to assist them, and when I started up there I saw there was an ambulance also laying on its side,” Samples said. Police said the two first responders and driver of the truck were sent to the hospital, but their injuries were not considered serious. The ambulance was totaled. Residents told WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News as soon as they saw the wreck right across the street, they knew they had to help. Samples helped pull the driver of the pickup truck out through his back window. Others prayed. “There’s nothing wrong with prayer, and I just started saying, ‘Lord, take care of this situation.’ And I believe he did,” said witness Wallace Powell. Samples said it felt good to help out, even if it meant losing his dominoes game. Trenton police said they do not know who was at fault. The wreck is still under investigation.
