NEW LONDON, Mo. — A Missouri woman was killed and two first responders were injured in a crash near Hannibal Tuesday night.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on U.S. Route 61 near New London at about 9:50 p.m. The driver of a 2010 Dodge Journey, 43-year-old Terri Rucker of Bowling Green, was killed in the crash.
The crash report said Rucker was driving the wrong way in the southbound lane when she struck an ambulance head-on. Rucker was killed in the crash and the two people inside the ambulance suffered serious injuries.
The report said the ambulance was with the Van-Far Ambulance District. According to a news release from the ambulance district, the ambulance was returning from an emergency call and had just dropped a patient off at the hospital when they were struck.
The ambulance rolled over, causing serious injuries to the EMT who was driving and the paramedic who was in the front seat. They were airlifted to a local hospital for treatment, where the ambulance district said they both remained in critical condition as of Wednesday afternoon.
The district is accepting donations to help with the pair's medical expenses and loss of income as they recover.
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