A Moberly man was taken to a hospital in Columbia, Missouri, with serious injuries Saturday after a fire truck he was driving crashed in Randolph County. 

The driver  was responding to a fire when the truck he was driving traveled off the right side of the road  The vehicle hit a culvert, overturned, and struck a sign, ejecting ejecting the driver.

The vehicle remained on its side for most of the day for accident investigators to complete their investigation. A heavy-duty tow truck was used to right the vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

The cost of the truck is $560,620, with related equipment costing about $82,300. The money will come from impact fees paid by developers on certain projects.

The bright Campbel orange truck is a 110-foot rear-mounted aerial truck with a 1,500-gallon-perminute capability. The water can be delivered at that rate from up to 100 feet in the air. It will also carry the department’s specialized rope rescue equipment.

"JFRD said the firefighters aboard the engine had to be extracted from inside by crews from a fire engine that was also heading to the scene."

Do you prepare for extricating your own firefighters after a fire truck accident? There aren't many opportunities for training on a fire truck and its unique cab construction. Do you have the right equipment to stabilize a pumper on its side? Just things to think about.