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Houston firefighter dies in bicycle accident with trailer

Firefighter William “Mark” Braswell was a 20-year veteran with the Houston Fire Department and was also a volunteer firefighter

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A firefighter riding his bicycle died after colliding with a trailer Friday.

Click2Houston reported that firefighter William “Mark” Braswell, 43, a volunteer firefighter with the Cypress Fair Volunteer Fire Department, crashed into a landscape trailer and was rushed to the hospital. He later died from his injuries.

Firefighter Braswell was a 20-year veteran with the Houston Fire Department and also worked as a captain at station 6 in the Houston Heights, according to the report.

Firefighter Braswell is survived by his wife and two daughters.