Woman killed in ambulance collision

A 39-year-old woman was killed striking a traffic barrier and then an ambulance on Route 93 in Dorchester Saturday night, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Ashley Rose Jimenez, of Dennis, sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by Boston EMS.

At about 7:40 p.m., troopers from the South Boston Barracks responded to a multivehicle crash on 93 north near Exit 14 in Dorchester.

Police determined that a Nissan Altima driven by Jimenez struck the traffic barrier attenuator at Exit 14, lost control, and struck a Brewster EMS ambulance that was transporting a patient.

Three other vehicles were also involved in the crash after the initial collision between the Nissan and the ambulance.

Four other motorists were transported to Boston Medical Center with minor injuries: the two Brewster EMS medics, both males, and the female patient they were transporting; and a man who was driving one of the other vehicles involved .

Earlier on Saturday, the State Police Norwell Barracks received reports of a vehicle matching the description of the Nissan Altima that was being operated erratically on Route 3.

Troopers located small alcohol bottles, both opened and closed, inside the Nissan Altima.

The crash remains under investigation by State Police, the State Police Detective

Unit for Suffolk County, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section,

and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section.