‘Pittsburgh Public Safety officials have identified the first responder who died after the Penn Hills ambulance he was driving collided with another vehicle in Shadyside while suffering an apparent heart attack, according to authorities.
Paramedic Nicholas A. Theofilis of Penn Hills was driving along 5th and Morewood avenues shortly after 11 p.m. when he suffered a medical emergency and collided with another vehicle, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials said in a news release.
First responders found Theofilis in “life-threatening condition” when they arrived and transported him to a hospital where he later died, authorities said.’
A man who was a front-seat passenger in the ambulance suffered a head injury, cuts on his face and a possible concussion, public safely officials said.
The driver of the vehicle that collided with the medic unit was taken to a hospital for treatment after complaining of stomach pain.‘