Police investigating after ambulance hits pedestrian in front of Lowell elementary school

LOWELL, Mass. — Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck by an ambulance in front of an elementary school in Lowell on Wednesday morning.

Officers responding to the area of 300 Chelmsford Street after 8 a.m. found a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle outside of Lincoln Elementary School, according to Lowell police.

According to Trinity Ambulance, the ambulance was with a patient and was driving with its lights and sirens on when it collided with the pedestrian that had just stepped off the curb.

The pedestrian was transported to Lahey Hospital with unknown injuries.

Chelmsford Street was shut down from Lincoln Street to Nottingham Street as authorities work at the scene.

There were no additional detail available.

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