A New York City EMT was killed Thursday night and another critically injured when a man took control of an ambulance and ran them over, the New York Daily News reports.
The EMTs, both women, were struck in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx at around 7:10 p.m. One had severe head trauma, the Daily News reports, and they were rushed to Jacobi Hospital. At the hospital, one of the EMTs died, and the other remains in critical condition. A suspect is in custody.
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