Firefighters Jeffrey Sanders, 55, killed and Jacob Hayward, 33, injured when vehicle strikes parked fire truck on Highway E in Mayview, Missouri

Modified Date: 
Tue, 06/20/2017 - 6:57am
Accident Date: 
Monday, June 19, 2017

One Mayview firefighter killed, another injured in crash

Both Sanders and Hayward were responding to a fire. Their fire truck was pulled off to the side of the road as well as another vehicle.

A third driver ran into the parked vehicles, pushing them down an embankment and trapping Hayward and Sanders.

1 firefighter killed, another hurt in western Missouri crash

A second firefighter, 33-year-old Jacob Hayward, was flown to a Kansas City hospital with serious injuries. The driver who caused the crash wasn’t hurt.

1 firefighter killed, another hurt in western Missouri crash

Patrol Cpl. Kim Davis says the firefighters had been outside their vehicles working a fire call when the crash happened. The Mayview Fire Protection District didn't immediately return a phone message from The Associated Press.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jeffrey Sanders
Jacob Hayward
Roadway: 
Highway E

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