A woman died following a crash involving a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue ambulance and a tractor-trailer on Friday night.
The incident occurred at approximately 11:35 p.m. on Friday, February 7, 2025. According to authorities, a 26-year-old fire rescue employee was driving an ambulance eastbound on McGee Road in non-emergency mode. A 52-year-old Wesley Chapel man operated a Peterbilt tractor-trailer northbound on SR-39 (N Alexander Street).
At the intersection of the two roadways, the ambulance entered the path of the tractor-trailer without yielding and was struck. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to jackknife onto the shoulder while the ambulance overturned.
The truck driver was uninjured. However, the ambulance driver and a 47-year-old crew member sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to a hospital. A 64-year-old female patient from Plant City, who was aboard the ambulance, was also injured. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died.
The crash remains under investigation.
