A FIRETRUCK FROM THE HENNEBONT FIRE DEPARTMENT in the Morbihan region of France crashed shortly after 1 am this morning, killing one firefighter and injuring three two others, one seriously. The worst-injured firefighter was ejected from the cab.
Ouest-France photo
The truck was responding to a vehicle accident call when it got onto an icy patch of roadway, went out of control and had a complete rollover. The three FF’s were all career firefighters; the unidentified 40-yr.-old man who perished was trapped under the cab and had to be extricated by his colleagues.
Update:
The deceased firefighter’s name has been released. He is Damien Hochet.
Ouest-France has the STORY.
SDIS 56 WEBSITE provided this photo of the truck taken before today:
Hennebont FD WEBSITE.
