apparatus & health & safety firegeezer on 06 May 2008 06:33 pm
Fire Truck Crash In Ohio Kills 2
A MASSILLON, OHIO, LADDER TRUCK COLLIDED WITH A mini-van Tuesday morning while responding on a fire call.
WEWS
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Ronald E. Anderson, 72, of Massillon, and his grandson, Javarre Tate, 4, were killed in the crash. Anderson died at the scene. Tate was thrown from the van. He was taken to Affinity Medical Center Doctor’s Campus, where he was pronounced dead.
Four firefighters were taken to area hospitals with minor injuries, including the driver, Susan Toles, 47, of Canton. It turns out that Toles is a distant cousin of the van’s driver, Anderson.
WEWS
Witnesses indicated to reporters that the van pulled in front of the truck.
Cleveland Channel 5 has a video REPORT.
