A fire truck was involved in a major accident while heading to the scene of a mobile home fire in Crosby.

Firefighters were responding to a call for a fire at a home in the 20000 block of Jersey Drive when the accident happened on Crosby Eastgate Road and Highway 90.

Harris County Sheriff's deputies and EMS crews are on the scene.

We are working to gather more details and will provide updates as they become available.

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Six firefighters were treated for non-life-threatening injuries after the fire truck they were riding in crashed in Hubbard Township.

The Warren post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the Eagle Joint Fire District firefighters were responding to a call just after 1 a.m. when the truck went off westbound Chestnut Ridge Road just west of Wick Campbell Road, hitting a culvert, ditch, mailbox and a tree. The truck was not running its lights or siren.

The vehicle was being driven by Thomas Gregory, 60, of Hubbard. He was charged with failure to maintain reasonable control.

Life Fleet ambulances and the Brookfield Township Fire Department assisted at the scene. The firefighters were taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center for treatment.

Ohio State Highway Patrol Lt. Brian Holt said the firefighters were lucky.

The fire truck, however, was not so lucky.

Because of damage to the truck, mutual aid from another fire department responded to the call. Holt said he believes that the truck will be out of service for quite some time.

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Each year the fire truck is decorated for an "Old Fashioned Christmas Parade."

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