apparatus & current events firegeezer on 22 Aug 2008 08:56 am
Fatal Firetruck Collision In Wisconsin
A 92-YR.-OLD MAN IN OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, died Thursday afternoon when his car collided with a fire truck that was being road-tested by the Oshkosh Corp. factory that built it.
Oshkosh Northwestern photo
The Oshkosh Striker Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle was occupied by two factory employees and was carrying 1,500 gallons of water when the man drove his car through a stop sign into the path of the firetruck.
The truck hit the passenger side of the car and pushed it into a ditch and the truck ended up on its side in the ditch. Neither the truck’s driver nor the passenger were injured, but the unidentified man was pronounced dead on the scene.
Oshkosh Corp. Director of Communications John Daggett said the company uses a 15-mile route south of Oshkosh to test its vehicles. “They’ve been doing these types of tests for over 30 years now and we have never had an incident such as this.”
The Appleton Post Crescent is carrying the STORY.
The Oshkosh Northwestern has a photo gallery and a video HERE.
