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6 Ohio firefighters hurt in fire truck crash

They were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the driver was charged with failure to maintain reasonable control

HUBBARD TWP., Ohio — Six firefighters were injured Wednesday morning after the fire truck they were riding in crashed.

WKBN reported that the Eagle Joint (Ohio) Fire District firefighters were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries from the one-vehicle accident.

Police said the rig was responding to a call when it went off the road, hit a culvert, ditch, mailbox and tree. The truck was not running its lights and sirens.

The driver of the rig is being charged with failure to maintain reasonable control.

The investigation is ongoing.