HOOD RIVER COUNTY Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - An Oregon woman has died after an ambulance crashed into her car while she was on the side of the road.
According to Oregon State Police, a 55-year-old woman was killed after the ambulance hit her vehicle on Interstate 84 near milepost 54 just after 1 a.m. Thursday.
Investigators say an American Medical Response ambulance driven by 42-year-old Amanda Hancock was heading west on I-84 when it drifted out of the travel lane and hit a Chevrolet Camaro.
Police said the Camaro was on the side of the road with a flat tire.
According to authorities, the Camaro driver, identified as Geraldean Edna Martin, was outside of the car when the ambulance crashed into the vehicle.
Martin died at the scene.
The ambulance driver and two passengers, including one patient being carried in the back of the emergency vehicle, were not hurt during the crash.
Police closed I-84 for several hours at the scene of the crash for their investigation.
State police said their investigation remains ongoing.