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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Fire Truck Ends Up in Ditch After Being Cut Off by Civilian

TOWN OF CLAY, N.Y. -- Slick roads sent a lot of vehicles sliding in Central New York Saturday morning; among them was a firetruck from the Moyers Corners Fire Department. The department says one of its firetrucks was responding to an assistance call from the Liverpool Fire Department when a car pulled out in front of it.

All of the firefighters on board had their seatbelts on and nobody was hurt. The firetruck itself was also unharmed, it just needed a tow out of the ditch.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Mini Cooper Driver Injured After Collision with Denver (CO) Fire Truck

No charges have been filed yet in the case. Posted: 02/13/2016 09:01:26 AM MST Updated: 02/13/2016 04:11:12 PM MST A Denver fire truck responding to a call was involved in a crash with a Mini Cooper that resulted in injuries, officials said Saturday morning.

The driver of the Mini Cooper, whose age has not been identified, suffered a broken arm, said Denver police spokesman Eranda Piyasena.


The driver of the Mini Cooper pulled out in front of the fire truck and was hit, Piyasena said.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Fire Truck Involved in 2 Vehicle Accident, Police say

JERSEY CITY -- A firetruck responding to an emergency was struck when the driver of another vehicle failed to stop, according to a police report. At about 10:30 this morning, the firetruck was traveling north on Kennedy Boulevard with flashing lights on near Boyd Avenue, the report states.

As the truck traveled through the intersection, a black Chevy Colbat traveling east on Boyd Avenue did not see the truck and slammed into the side of the vehicle, the report states.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Head-on Collision with Yonkers Fire Truck Kills Off-Duty Detective

Yonkers police are investigating a head-on collision involving a fire truck and an SUV early Sunday morning. The accident occurred at Sunnybrook and Palmer roads around 3 a.m. News12 reported Sunday that the driver of the SUV had been killed.

Authorities said the detective's Suburban struck a Yonkers Fire Department Ladder truck. Four firefighters were treated and released for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. the SUV's driver was alone was alone in his car.


Yonkers Police and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office are investigating the cause of the accident.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Webster firetruck involved in multi-car crash on Bay Bridge

Webster, N.Y. - A firetruck was involved in a multiple-car crash Sunday on State Route 104. The Ridge Culver Fire Department was responding to a minor crash on Bay Bridge when their truck was struck from behind. As the firefighters were exciting the vehicle, they noticed a car coming up fast behind them.

The Ridge Culver Fire Department was helping at the scene of a separate accident when a car side-swiped the truck they were in, causing a chain reaction of crashes.


The Chief with the Ridge Culver Fire Department, Scott Zampatori, said they saw the car coming and jumped back in the truck.


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