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MILWAUKEE - An ambulance rolled over after an accident with a car at the intersection of 43rd Street, Forest Home, and Oklahoma. The accident happened around noon on Wednesday. The ambulance was on its' way to Saint Luke's Medical Center with an injured patient in the back when the accident occurred. Deanna Nedboralski lives next to the intersection and heard the accident. “I heard a big crash and all of the sudden, I ran outside to see what happened and I heard a bunch of sirens," Nedboralski said. Four people were injured, including the patient in the back of the Curtis ambulance. Everyone is expected to be all right. A Curtis Ambulance spokesman says the ambulance had its' lights on and had a green light at the time of the crash. Police are still investigating whether or not anyone ran a red light. TODAYS TMJ4 rode along with a Curtis Ambulance crew. As they sped through the city with lights flashing, some drivers still did not pull over. One van even pulled out right in front of the ambulance. "That happens on almost every call that you get something like that," observed ambulance driver Cory Bova. He says it can cost precious time. "If it's a serious call, that's problematic. It delays your transport time to the hospital or getting on the scene." “I would say maybe 40 to 50 percent of people actually do what they’re supposed to do. The rest don’t,” Bell Ambulance Operations Manager Chris Anderson said in regards to drivers pulling over. He says the accident highlights the growing problem of distracted drivers ignoring emergency vehicles, and not pulling over. “It seems like people are increasingly talking on their phones, text messaging while they’re driving, which obviously takes their attention away from the roads, let alone emergency vehicles approaching,” Anderson said. Since the investigation into the crash continues, police are not sure yet if the driver of the car will be ticketed.