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Vt. firefighter killed in fire truck accident

Vermont Public Radio

CHARLESTON, Vt. — Authorities say a volunteer firefighter was killed when he lost control of the fire truck he was driving and the truck struck a telephone pole.

State police say 55-year-old Kenneth Frizzell Jr. of Charleston died Sunday afternoon as he was returning from a fire call.

He was ejected from the truck when it hit the pole and pronounced dead at the scene.

Full story: Frizzell was the only person in the truck