MAPLETON, Maine — Two men were hospitalized after an ambulance crash Monday in Mapleton, police say. The 2013 Ford ambulance struck two different vehicles in the crash, according to Maine State Police.
Police were called around 1 p.m. to Route 163 in response to a crash. Winston Reed, 40, of Presque Isle was driving the ambulance east when he crossed the centerline into opposing traffic, officials said.
Authorities said the ambulance hit a 2015 Kia Forte. After hitting the Forte, the ambulance then crashed into a 2020 Jeep Compass.
The Jeep and ambulance then went off the road. Reed and the Jeep driver were taken in a different ambulance to Northern Light AR Gould Hospital in Presque Isle. Their injuries weren't life-threatening, police said.
The crash is still being investigated.