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Five Hospitalized After Hanson Ambulance and Sedan Collide in Whitman

Investigators are examining how an ambulance returning equipment from Brockton Hospital collided at the Temple–Beulah intersection.

Overview

  • The crash occurred shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday near Temple and Beulah streets, according to officials.
  • Two Hanson Fire Department firefighters were in the ambulance, while a man and two children were in the sedan.
  • Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to free the sedan's occupants before all five were transported to local hospitals conscious and alert.
  • The sedan was badly damaged and towed, and officials said the ambulance was drivable and will be repaired.
  • Temple Street was closed for several hours during the response, and Whitman police are investigating the cause.