St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — Eight St. Louis firefighters were injured in the collision of two fire engines at Martin Luther King Drive and Taylor Avenue early this afternoon.
All were taken to hospitals for examination. None were critically injured, said Fire Chief Dennis Jenkerson, who was at the crash.
The two fire engines were headed to a fire about 12:45 p.m. about a block from where the crash happened.
The engines were from Engine Co. 10 and Engine Co. 28.
Seven of the eight injured firefighters are expected to be released from the hospital this afternoon.
The eighth firefighter suffered a concussion and will be kept at Barnes-Jewish hospital overnight for observation, Jenkerson said.
The most seriously injured firefighter, whose identity is not being released, was a jump man in the ladder truck from Engine Co. 28. A jump man sits in the cab of the fire truck and under a canopy.
Jenkerson said the details of the accident are under investigation.
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