Franklin Roeder and Betty Roeder Injured in Victoria Ambulance Crash at North Main Street and Spring Creek Drive

Victoria, Texas (May 6, 2022) – Five people were injured Thursday evening in an ambulance crash in Victoria, according to the police.

The crash occurred around 5:00 p.m., May 5, at the intersection of North Main Street and Spring Creek Drive.

Police said a 2018 Chevy Traverse was heading southbound on North Main Street and was turning left onto Spring Creek Drive. The Traverse failed to yield the right of way and crashed into a Victoria Fire Department ambulance which was traveling northbound in the inside lane.

The impact pushed the ambulance off the roadway, and it went through a small field and came to rest in a pond.

The three firefighters in the ambulance were able to exit the ambulance, swim to safety, and immediately render aid to the two passengers in the Traverse.

The three firefighters were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

The two people in the Traverse,  79-year-old Franklin Roeder of Victoria, and 78-year-old Betty Roeder of Victoria, were transported to a San Antonio hospital with serious injuries.

No other details were provided.

The crash remains under investigation.

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