A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance (unit MR002) was involved in an accident on South Florida Avenue and Patterson Street East shortly before midnight Friday.
Call of the crash can in at 11:50 pm according to Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Carrie Horstman. No patients in the ambulance at the time.
One crew member of that unit reported an injury to an arm, the other member reported injuries to face and arm. We can confirm that there were actually 4 Polk County Fire Rescue employees transported for medical care. This is an increase of two occupants compared to our earlier reporting. We have not had any confirmation at this time, but believe one may have been a trauma alert and suffered more than minor injuries.
The accident occurred within the city of Lakeland, but because the ambulance is a county vehicle, the county requested that PCSO respond.
PCSO cleared the scene at 3:38 a.m. this morning.