Rider killed after jumping from moving ambulance on highway in Arkansas, police say

SEARCY -- A woman who was being taken to a mental-health facility died after she reportedly jumped from a moving ambulance in Searcy, Arkansas State Police said.

State police spokesman Bill Sadler said personnel with Arkansas Emergency Transport Ambulance were taking the woman from Paragould to a Little Rock health facility.

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Sadler said in a brief news release that the woman reportedly jumped as the ambulance was traveling southbound along U.S. 67 on Monday. Troopers arrived at the scene at 12:13 p.m.

The woman's name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.

State Desk on 08/15/2017

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