PEORIA, Ariz. — Two firefighters were injured when a fire department vehicle on its way to a drowning call collided with a pickup truck Sunday evening.
AZ Central reported that the firefighters with the Peoria (Ariz.) Fire Department were clearing the intersection with lights and sirens when a black truck went around traffic that had stopped for the firefighters and struck them head-on, according to the report.
The firefighters were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.
There were at least two people in the truck. It wasn’t immediately known if they were injured. Police said it appeared the truck failed to yield the right-of-way.
Information about the drowning the fire vehicle was heading to wasn’t immediately available.