By FireRescue1 Staff
RICHLAND, Miss. — A firefighter died Friday after succumbing to injuries from a crash with a garbage truck.
WJTV reported that Noah Pate of the Richland Fire Department was driving down the highway when he hit a garbage truck that had stopped to collect trash.
While Pate was in critical condition, the Richland Fire Department and the Richland Police Department planned to team up to support him by asking everyone to donate blood.
Mayor Mark Scarborough said Pate died in the hospital. His family set up a site for people to share memories or donate.
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