An ambulance stolen from Loretto Hospital Friday afternoon led to a police chase and multiple car accidents in the Austin neighborhood.

Cicero paramedics were transporting a patient to the Hospital at around 4 p.m. Friday when a patient being escorted by security jumped into the ambulance.

One paramedic was still in the back of the ambulance when the patient drove away in it, a spokesperson for Cicero police said. That paramedic jumped out of the vehicle after about two blocks, police said.

One of the paramedics at the scene called Chicago police, the Cicero spokesperson said.

The suspect led police on a chase, hitting several vehicles and a marked Chicago Police vehicle near the intersection of Cicero and Chicago avenues, Chicago police said.

The individual driving the ambulance hit

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