Raleigh Fire Department tiller truck overturns while responding to a house fire. Three firefighters hurt. Pictures and video from the scene.
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Three Raleigh, North Carolina firefighters were hurt when a ladder truck overturned on the way to a call this morning. The accident happened around 11:00 AM in downtown Raleigh. Ladder 4 overturned on South Dawson Street and South Street as the firefighters responded to a report of a house fire.
According to police none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. Four firefighters were aboard the truck. The Raleigh News & Observer reports the driver was not injured and remained on the scene. Here is an excerpt from the paper’s website:
Police on the scene speculate the driver was trying to make a left on South Street from Dawson Street and did a three-quarter flip into a grassy area off the road. The wreck occurred around 10:50 a.m. about a block away from a downtown fire station.
Ladder 4 operates out of Station 1. Station 1 is at 220 S. Dawson Street, which is actually about four-blocks to the north of the accident scene.
Information from police and comparing chopper pictures with satellite photos indicates the rig was heading south on S. Dawson Street and attempted to make a left turn to head east on W. South Street. The truck ended up on the edge of what appears to be a vacant lot on the southeast corner of the intersection.
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