A private ambulance transporting a patient ran a red light at an intersection and crashed, leaving one person dead and six others injured.
According to the Incheon Seobu Police Station on Wednesday, a sport utility vehicle (SUV) struck the side of a private ambulance at an intersection in Cheongna-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, at around 11:55 a.m. that day.
The collision caused the private ambulance to topple onto its side, killing a woman in her 90s, identified as A, who was being transported. Three others, including the driver and A's caregiver, sustained minor injuries.
Three people in the other vehicle, including the driver and passengers, also suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The investigation found that the private ambulance was carrying A and her caregiver from a hospital in Incheon to a nursing home in Seo-gu, sounding its siren as it traveled, when it ran a red light at the intersection.
"We plan to investigate the detailed circumstances of the accident by questioning the private ambulance driver and others involved," police said.
