A SPRING HILL (Florida) FIRE RESCUE ENGINE ENDED UP AGAINST A HOUSE Wednesday afternoon when the driver suffered a “medical emergency” and lost control of the engine.
The accident took place just 100 yards from the firehouse while the 29-yr.-old driver was practicing spotting hydrants. He was alone in the truck at the time and had what other FF’s called a seizure that caused him to lose his functions. According to the Hernando Today:
Shortly after 4 pm, (the driver) was backing the fire engine along Trenton Avenue in an attempt to turn around, according to the sheriff’s office. He suffered an “unknown medical issue” and lost control of the vehicle, deputies said.
It rolled over some bushes at 6100 Raleigh St. and the drove onto the front yard of the house across the street, according to the accident report. He continued in reverse and backed the engine over a chain-link fence at 1459 Trenton Ave., deputies said. The engine then crossed over Raleigh and struck another plastic fence along the south side of the street before it backed into the house at 6092 Raleigh St, according to the report.
Nobody was injured and no other vehicles were struck. Read the full account HERE.
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IN COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, A 19-yr.-OLD BOY ENDED UP AT the hospital after he drove his car head-on into a Golden Gate FD engine Wednesday morning.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the teen was driving in the opposite lane from the fire engine when he suddenly crossed over and headed for the opposite shoulder. The engine driver took evasive action to avoid a collision, but the car then veered back and into the firetruck’s path. The teen sufferd a broken leg and was airlifted to the hospital. Neither of the two firefighters were injured.
The Naples Daily News has the REPORT.
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