(Update) – Two emergency responders were injured Tuesday morning in a crash on Frederick Avenue.

Officer Patrick Zeamer with the St. Joseph Police Department said crews responded to the crash on Frederick at I-29 around 6:12 a.m.

“An ambulance was traveling eastbound on Frederick approaching I-29 on the west side of the interstate.  A midsize car had a flashing yellow arrow and made a left turn in front of the ambulance striking it on the driver’s corner,” he said. “The ambulance continued up into the concrete barrier which kept it from going down onto I-29.  It finally came to rest on its passenger side wedged between the two concrete barriers.”

Both the driver of the ambulance, a 45-year-old St. Joseph man and the paramedic, a 22-year-old Kansas City woman were transported by other ambulances for treatment of minor injuries.  They have since been treated and released.

Zeamer said the paramedics were on their way back to the office for the day and did not have any patients on board and lights were not running.

The driver of the other vehicle, a 54-year-old Nebraska woman was issued a ticket for failing to yield.

 

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The St. Joseph Police Department is urging motorists to avoid the area of Frederick Avenue at Interstate 29 due to a traffic incident.

The department issued a Nixle alert around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday. We will update this post as we find out more information.