By Nancy Molnar
The Times-Reporter
WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A volunteer firefighter suffered minor injuries after being hit by a truck while he was responding to a fire early Saturday in the Dundee area.
The firefighter, 28, was released after treatment at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital in Dover, according to Sgt. Robert Simone of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Troopers from the highway patrol and deputies from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office were unable to find the truck that left the scene of the crash, which was reported at 12:40 a.m. The collision occurred while the truck was northbound on state Route 93.
The suspect vehicle is a white Ford F-250, according to the sheriff’s department.
The firefighter was riding to the fire station to respond to a fire reported at 9107 Trail Bottom Road NW.