Man jumps out of an ambulance and is hit by oncoming traffic on I-24

The victim was transported to a local hospital in critical condition

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police responded to a man who was hit while attempting to run across Interstate 24.

Police received a call about the incident at 1:38p.m..

They were advised of a man who’d been hit by a moving vehicle after jumping out of the ambulance he was in.

The man was being transported to a local hospital when he jumped from the ambulance and ran directly into traffic.

Life-saving measures had to be taken at the scene.

He was soon transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

No further information about the victim has been released yet- just that he is a 50-year-old white male.

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