“Most importantly are the men and women who wear these uniforms,” said Wilson County Mayor Randall Hutto. “It’s a different lifestyle than many of us are accustomed to. We get to get out in the morning and go to work. We get to come home in the afternoon and see our families and enjoy them. These men and women spend 24 [hours] on and 48 [hours] off. They spend every third night in a bed that’s not with their family, and their families know that at a moment’s notice, they may get a call that they’re not getting to come home; and sometimes that may be for good.”

Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities say an EMSA unit was driving with their lights on to a call when a truck failed to yield and turned in front of the ambulance near S.E. 44th and Bryant.  

The EMSA unit crashed into the truck, causing the ambulance to rollover on its side.

Police said the driver of the truck was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.