An accident involving an ambulance has resulted in the loss of a life.

According to a report from New York State Police, the ambulance was headed to a nursing home from Erie, Pa. The patient, Arthur R. McArthur, 77 of Dunkirk, sustained fatal injuries. The 49-year-old driver was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The accident occurred on Route 5 west of Willow Road in the town of Dunkirk around 5:30 p.m. West Dunkirk and Fredonia fire departments also responded.

At 8 p.m., Truck traffic on Route 5 westbound was still being redirected at Route 60 in the city of Dunkirk to avoid the accident reconstruction investigation conducted by New York State Police.

More information will be in Wednesday’s OBSERVER.