PORT JERVIS – A 22-year old Port Jervis firefighter was killed early Sunday morning when an ambulance struck him as it was leaving its bay for a call.

Port Jervis Police said that at 5:49 a.m. officers responded to Barcelow Street for a report of an ambulance having struck a person. Police said that a Port Jervis Volunteer Ambulance was leaving the bay of its building, responding to a call for service, when the accident happened. The victim is believed to have been sleeping in front of the bay door when the ambulance struck him on its way out of the building.

While the victim’s name was being withheld by police and the fire department on Sunday, his parents confirmed that their youngest son, Nicholas McKeon, was struck by the vehicle and died.