NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A New Orleans EMS worker was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle in the 7th Ward on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

According to the New Orleans Police Department, officers responded to a medical call at the corner of North Miro Street and Elysian Fields Avenue around 7 a.m.

Responding officers arrived to find the injured worker. • (WGNO/Pat Thomas) • (WGNO/Pat Thomas)

They were taken to a hospital for treatment. An update on their condition was not released.

No further details are available at this time as the incident remains under investigation.

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