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Houston FF recovering after head-on collision en route to station

Joshua Farmer was driving to work when another driver crashed into his truck

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By Leila Merrill

NEW CANEY, Texas — Houston Firefighter Joshua Farmer was involved in a serious motor vehicle crash Saturday morning while on his way to work.

Another driver collided with his truck head-on, according to Click2Houston.

A family friend, Aliya Oliver, explained that Farmer has “had three surgeries. He was in surgery yesterday. He has extensive injuries. They were able to get him into a chair today from his hospital bed. He’s in a lot of pain, but in good spirits.”

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Farmer’s family is grateful that he survived the crash; he has a long recovery ahead.

Oliver set up a GoFundMe page to help the Farmer family.