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Terre Haute, In. – Monday morning the Terre Haute Police Department released their report on the April 15th accident involving a Trans-Care ambulance and 2 young girls on a bicycle. The release states “While the investigation remains ongoing, we are releasing several verified facts in an effort to provide clarity, address community concerns, and combat the spread of misinformation.” The report says that the ambulance was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident. As they headed south on 13th street, with emergency lights activated they entered the intersection of 13th and Wheeler Avenue, where there is no stop sign on 13th Street. The ambulance was struck on the driver’s side by the two girls on an electric bicycle.  The bicycle had run the stop sign on Wheeler. Trans-Care staff, along with the assistance of the Terre Haute Police Department and the Terre Haute Fire Department, who responded minutes later, rendered aid to the two girls and requested additional emergency response. Both girls were then taken to local hospitals, where one later died from their injuries and the other was life-lined to an Indianapolis-area hospital, where they are still receiving care. The ambulance driver voluntarily submitted to toxicology screening immediately following the incident. The ambulance dash cam video shows vehicle speed to be between 37.4 mph and 40 mph at the time of the collision.  The complete Terre Haute Police Release is available with this story on our website and Facebook Page.