FRESNO, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl sustained major injuries Monday afternoon when the car she was riding in was sandwiched by two Cal Fire trucks.
The Modesto Bee reported that the car driven by the girl’s mother, Patricia Dircio-Pellez, 38, was between the two fire trucks. The leading truck stopped for slowing traffic ahead, but the second truck did not slowdown in time and ran into the back of the car, according to the report.
The impact pushed the car into the back of the leading truck.
Dircio-Pellez sustained minor injuries and another daughter, Mireya Montes, 18, sustained moderate injuries. The 17-year-old’s injuries were described as non-life threatening. All three were taken to the hospital.
The fire trucks were returning to a firehouse from a fire call. No firefighters were injured and the accident is under investigation.