New year, new ambulance.

OK, not exactly new. But the vehicle that was damaged last month and sent away for repairs returned Friday to the Killingworth Ambulance Association. The ambulance had been involved in an accident in early December while responding to a call.

It was the second time last year that the KAA ambulance was disabled, and it was the second time it had to be sent to the Eastford Fire and Rescue Sales to be serviced. It was also the second time in 10 months that the Clinton Volunteer Fire Department came to the rescue, lending one of its ambulances to Killingworth while its vehicle was under repair.

“Killingworth Ambulance wants to, again, thank Clinton for the use of its ambulance while ours was under repair,” said Dan O’Sullivan, president of the Killingworth Ambulance Association. “Clinton’s generosity minimized the amount of time we had to rely on Mutual Aid to provide coverage to the citizens of Killingworth, keeping response times as short as possible.”