O’Dell Isaac
The Gazette
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A woman was killed Sunday afternoon when she was hit by a brush truck belonging to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, according to a news release from the Police Department.
The crash occurred around 3 p.m. in Dorchester Park near Nevada Avenue and Interstate 25.
Firefighters were responding to reports of a tree stump on fire in the park when their truck collided with a person, police said. Firefighters got out of the truck to check on the person and learned that she was dead.
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The Police Department’s Major Crash Team is investigating the incident, and the El Paso County Coroner’s Office will release the woman’s name after her family has been notified.
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