OKLAHOMA CITY, OK : A patient died and two paramedics were injured after an ambulance crash on Wednesday, August 16, 2017

A patient died and two paramedics were injured early Wednesday after an ambulance crashed in southwest Oklahoma City.

A St. Anthony ambulance traveling north shortly after midnight on Interstate 44 near Southwest 59th Street when the vehicle veered off the interstate and flipped several times, Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said. The patient in the back -- Carolyn Koch, 66, of Blanchard -- was thrown from the ambulance and later died.A paramedic in the back of the ambulance was also thrown from the vehicle, officials said. She is expected to survive.

“The driver, I don’t believe, he suffered any injuries,” OHP Capt. Paul Timmons said.

Troopers are in the early stages of their investigation, but Timmons said speed might have played a factor. Investigators are still working to determine how the driver lost control or if other factors caused the accident.

St. Anthony Hospital released the following statement:

“The safety of our patients and employees is always our top priority, and we are deeply saddened by this tragic accident. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the patient’s family, as well as our St. Anthony colleagues and their families during this very difficult time.”

While crews were cleaning up the scene of the deadly accident, there was another crash involving six vehicles. Nobody was seriously injured in that crash, officials said.

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Patient in ambulance dies after rollover crash in southwest Oklahoma City