A fire truck collided with one or two other vehicles and landed in a ditch off Old Highway 395 Thursday morning, the California Highway Patrol said. One North County Fire Department firefighter suffered minor injuries and four other people in the crash were not injured, Cal Fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said.
One North County Fire Department firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries while two others on the rig were not injured. Cal Fire Capt. Kendal Bortisser said. The 33-year-old pickup driver, from Escondido, was uninjured. The collision occurred about 7:30 a.m. when the firefighters were heading south on the highway to check on a reported brush fire near Old Castle Road in Valley Center, CHP Officer Jim Bettencourt said. The fire engine’s emergency lights and siren were on.