RARITAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. — While en route to a possible structure fire, a Three Bridges (N.J.) Fire Company apparatus struck a tree Wednesday. The driver required extrication but suffered minor injuries.
NJ.com reported that wintery road conditions were present at the time of the crash and that several other crashes occurred recently in that area that day.
The crashed rig is a 1984 Peter Pirsch used as first-due engine out of the department’s station two. Three Bridges is a 75-year-old volunteer fire department with an 11.5-square-mile response area and 25 members.