Vehicle Strikes Fire Engine with 3 Firefighters Inside
Firefighters were preparing to leave the scene when a vehicle struck their fire engine in the rear on eastbound Route 50 near the Patuxent River Road overpass.
A vehicle struck a fire engine with three firefighters inside it Thursday morning while emergency crews tended to an injured person on eastbound Route 50 in Davidsonville, authorities said. At 9 a.m., firefighters and paramedics aided someone suffering from a medical emergency on Route 50 near the Patuxent River Road overpass when a vehicle hit the back of the fire engine, Anne Arundel Fire Department Chief Michael Cox said. “[Firefighters] were preparing to leave the scene when they were struck from behind,” Cox said. “The three firefighters in the engine were uninjured. However, the driver of the car that hit them did suffer minor injuries.” The engine was located behind firefighters and paramedics on Route 50, taking up two lanes of …
Harry Balzonia
7:03 pm on Thursday, March 1, 2012
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