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IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, A BUS CARRYING a forestry fire crew blew a tire Monday night and rolled over.

The accident took place about five miles north of the San Diego County boundary at 7:40 pm.  The bus was carrying an inmate firefighting crew from the Oak Glen Fire Camp which is jointly run by the Dept. of Corrections and CalFire.

The accident injured 8 men including a CalFire Captain.  Four of them were critically injured and one of them was flown out by air ambulance.

So far, there has been no further information released or the identities of the victims.  There are normally about 15 people on a fire crew bus. 

Source:  San Diego Union-Tribune.

Update, June 25, 9 am:
The bus was a Riverside County FD vehicle and was being driven by RCFD Capt. Steve Knutson.  They had just left the scene of a 20-acre grass fire and were returning to the camp.  The Riverside Press-Enterprise is reporting that:

The driver, fire Capt. Steve Knutson, was headed west on Wilson Valley Road when he began driving down a speed grade, CHP Officer Ron Thatcher said.

He was going too fast and tried unsuccessfully to shift gears, Thatcher said. The bus ran up a dirt embankment and flipped on its right side.

Read the full story HERE.

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