NEAR WICHITA, KANSAS, A SEDGWICK COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT mini-pumper was responding to a grass fire Saturday afternoon around 2:40 pm.  While passing a car on the left, the driver of the auto started making a left turn into the path of the fire truck.

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The two collided and both vehicles ended up in a drainage ditch with the fire engine on its top.  Both FF’s had their seat belts on and had to be cut out of the cab.  The firefighters and four of the car’s five passengers were all transported to the hospital with an array of minor injuries.

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KWCH Ch. 12, Wichita has the story and a video report HERE.

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