Four firefighters injured in fire truck accident on Jonesboro Road at McWilliams Road in Atlanta, Georgia
Modified Date:
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 7:12pmAccident Date:
Monday, April 13, 2015
4 Atlanta firefighters injured in fire truck crash
"It is tough. We're all shaken up a little bit by the event," said Fire Media Hayne Palmer. "This is not a very common occurrence for us to have a fire engine involved in an accident of this magnitude."
4 Atlanta firefighters injured in crash
"They were trying to free the driver, trying to get him out. He was stuck up in there; they were trying to get him out. But they got them all out. To see them pulling and cutting to get him out, it seemed like he was alive. I hope he's alive," witness Thonasha Harris said.
Firefighters injured when engine runs off road
The four firefighters were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital. Their injuries were described as non-life-threatening, and all four were conscious while leaving the scene.
FOUR ATLANTA FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN ACCIDENT
All four were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The fire truck is a total loss.
Four firefighters was responding to a structure fire in Atlanta when their firetruck left the roadway and struck a tree head-on. They were taken to a local hospital for treatment and were expected to be released that evening. Their names have not yet been released.
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Type: Other Type of Accident
Topics:
Road DepartureRoadway:
Jonesboro Road at McWilliams RoadCity:
Atlanta, GACounty:
Fulton County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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