The victim of the fatal accident at the intersection of Washington Lane and
Cheltenham Avenue Jan. 26 was a passenger of a Lifeline Ambulance, according to
the Cheltenham Township Police Department Highway Safety Unit.
Police responded to the two-vehicle crash at 5:50 a.m. The
ambulance was transporting Lenora Hanns-Heaven, 74, of the 1600 block of East
Cardeza Street, Philadelphia, north on Washington Lane when it collided with an
SUV traveling west on Cheltenham Avenue.
According to the Cheltenham Highway
Safety Unit, it is not certain which vehicle ran the traffic light, causing the
crash. Sgt. Joseph Gruver of said witnesses are being
interviewed.
Hanns-Heaven died at 6:56 a.m. at Albert Einstein Medical
Center, according to police.
The ambulance driver, Iyun Y.
Williams, 28, of the 900 block of Anchor Street, Philadelphia, was transported
to Albert Einstein Medical Center by Cheltenham EMS for treatment of his
injuries.
The driver of the SUV, Troy Lynch, 36, of the 400 block of West 65th Avenue,
Philadelphia, was transported by Springfield Township EMS to Chestnut Hill
Hospital, where he was treated.
An ambulance crew member, Ilya Shokats, 22, of the 2000 block of Tyson
Avenue, Philadelphia, also suffered injuries and was transported by Second
Alarmers Rescue Squad to Abington Memorial Hospital.
The fatal crash remains under investigation by the Cheltenham Highway Safety
Unit. Anyone with additional information is asked to call 215-885-1600.
Ambulance Crash Log
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