Two individuals were injured when an Orange County Emergency Services ambulance was involved in a wreck on Sunday.

Officials say the ambulance crew was not responding to a call or transporting a patient when the crash occurred on US 70 in Mebane Sunday afternoon.

The driver of the vehicle and one Orange County paramedic were transported to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Officials say the wreck did not cause any disruptions in EMS services.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the crash.

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