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LODD: Va. firefighter dies in POV crash en route to station

Fire chief: “Since day one, he was a dedicated volunteer”

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, Va. — Firefighters in Mecklenburg County are remembering one of their own who was killed in the line of duty this weekend.

Twenty-five-year-old Josh Smith, a volunteer firefighter for the La Crosse Volunteer Fire Department, died in a single-car accident on Rocky Branch Road as he was responding to a fire call Saturday afternoon.

“Since day one, he was a dedicated volunteer,” La Crosse Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mike Clark told CBS 6 senior reporter Wayne Covil.

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