Riverside Fire Engine Crashes Into Truck During Emergency Response
Shortly before 5 AM this morning, a Riverside County fire engine responding to a car crash was involved in a car accident of its’ own when it collided with a pickup truck crossing the intersection of Etiwanda Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard near the Pomona Freeway in Mira Loma, California
The fire engine, Engine 17 of the Glen Avon Station, was traveling northbound on Etiwanda Avenue andhad its emergency siren and lights on as it approached the intersection. However, the pickup driver, traveling westbound on Van Buren, may not have seen or heard the engine. A big rig tractor trailer had stopped in the left turn lane and obstructed the driver's vision.
Three firemen suffered injuries, The fire captain on the engine suffered a head laceration and two other firefighters were hospitalized. Unfortunately, a passenger in the pickup was killed.
The incident is still under investigation.
