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Car crashes into Houston fire truck at incident scene

Chief Samuel Peña said that this is the third time in a week that a motorist hit a department vehicle while in service at a primary scene

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Photo/Houston Fire Department Chief Samuel Peña

By Leila Merrill

HOUSTON — A Houston Fire Department truck was involved in a crash that injured one person Monday afternoon, Click 2 Houston reported.

The HFD pumper crash was reported at 3:35 p.m. on Gulf Freeway. Chief Samuel Peña said that a motorist hit a department vehicle while in service at a primary scene for the third time in a week, ABC 13 reported.

Police said that no firefighters were hurt.

https://twitter.com/FireChiefofHFD/status/1528896509483311105

The injured person was transported to a hospital.

The crash is being investigated.

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