Ambulance, moose collide

An Ely ambulance collided with a moose on Highway 169 early Monday morning, although serious injuries were avoided.

The incident occurred about four miles west of Ely, at approximately 12:40 a.m., while the Ely Area Ambulance Service was transporting a patient from Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital en route to St. Mary’s Hospital in Duluth.

According to an ambulance service news release, just prior to the collision a cow moose was standing in the westbound lane.