18-year-old dies in Hamilton crash involving ambulance, report says

HAMILTON, Ohio (WXIX) - One person is dead after a crash between an ambulance and a car Friday, according to a crash report by the Hamilton Police Department.

The report says Gian Manuel Cedeno-Melendez, 18, of Cincinnati, was driving southbound on US 127 when he crossed left of center into the northbound lanes.

A Kettering Medical Services unit ended up hitting the passenger side of Cedeno-Melendez’s car, the report explained.

According to the Butler County Coroner, the 18-year-old sustained multiple traumatic injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 5:42 p.m.

The driver and the passenger in the ambulance sustained minor injuries but there was no patient in the van, the report said.

Police also noted that it was raining the night of the crash.

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