PLATTE CITY, Mo. — Five firefighters were seriously injured Monday when two fire trucks collided head-on in rural Missouri.
A helicopter flew one of the Central Platte Fire Protection District firefighters to a local hospital and four others were transported by ground, according to KCTV.
The fire trucks were both headed to a structure fire and had left from the same station, but the first truck was heading back to the scene after missing the driveway for the house.
As the first apparatus swung around, it struck the second, severely damaging both vehicles.
Camden Point Fire Protection District responded to put out the house fire on a mutual aid call, according to the Kansas City Star.
None of the injuries sustained by the firefighters are life-threatening.