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CHILD FALLS FROM BALCONY; INVOLVED IN AMBULANCE CRASH

(Richmond, IN)--A child fell from a balcony and then was in an ambulance that was involved in a crash en route to Reid Health early Wednesday night.  According to scanner traffic, the child fell between 15 and 20 feet from a home near 14th and East Main.  An ambulance was carrying the child north on Chester Boulevard toward Reid when it collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Chester Boulevard and Waterfall Road.  Chester Boulevard was shut down in both directions and another ambulance arrived to take the child to Reid.  A medical helicopter was summoned.  There’s no word on the child’s identity or condition this morning.  First responders in the ambulance that crashed sustained bumps and bruises.