New York EMT Dies Following Ambulance Crash
GARRISON, N.Y.-- A 25-year-old emergency medical technician with Empire State Ambulance died Thursday from injuries he sustained when the ambulance in which he was riding ran off Route 9 in Garrison and struck a tree.
Matthew Lamb was riding in the back of the vehicle at the time of the crash. The driver, a Bronx man, is being treated at Westchester Medical Center.
The crew was returning from a transportation call when the accident occurred on Wednesday.
Lamb's organs were donated and he was declared dead Thursday morning, a spokesman said.
The young man was a member of the Carmel Fire Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Carmel Fire Chief Daryl Johnson and Ambulance Corps Captain Dave Jacobsen called the passing "extremely tragic."
Republished with permission of Mid-Hudson News.
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