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Attack line falls from rig, lassos bike, injures man & damages 3 cars
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One person was hurt when a Toledo Fire truck lost a hose while driving on an emergency run. The 150 foot attack hose somehow became loose and struck three cars and a bicyclist 4:30pm on Hawley near Indiana.
Fire officials say Engine 9 was rushing to a house fire with its lights and sirens on when the hose became loose and trailed behind.
The hose wrapped under three cars southbound cars and it also yanked off a bicycle tire off its frame, throwing the man to the ground.
The bicyclist was a Toledo man in his 50’s. He was taken to the hospital with scrapes and a broken leg.
