An investigation was today under way after an ambulance on its way to a 999 call and a driving school car were in collision.
Three people were taken to hospital after the crash in Valley Road, Clacton, just yards from the ambulance base.
A 53-year-old woman driving instructor, of Colchester, was suffering from stomach and neck pains after the accident last night.
She was taken to Colchester General Hospital and detained overnight.
The 37-year-old woman driver of the ambulance and her 54-year-old colleague were also taken to the hospital with whiplash. They were both allowed homeafter treatment.
The 18-year-old learner driver, of Clacton, who was at the wheel of the Ford Fiesta, suffered minor cuts in the accident but declined treatment.
An Essex Police spokesman said the collision happened at about 7.40pm at the junction of Valley Road and Oxford Road.
Published Wednesday November 26, 2003
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