‘Could have been so much worse.’ Middle Georgia fire truck flips over in crash
A Twiggs County fire truck was flipped over by a pickup truck while firefighters were trying to respond to a car fire earlier this week, officials say.
The Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office said local firefighters were trying to get to a fully-engulfed vehicle on the westbound side of Interstate 16 near mile marker 28. With the lights and sirens on, the driver of the fire truck slowed to use an emergency cut-through. At that point, the crew was hit from behind.
“When the fire truck slowed down, it was struck in the rear by a GMC Sierra going at a high rate of speed, causing the Fire Truck to flip over on its roof,” the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Both drivers were taken to Atrium Health Hospital to be treated for minor injuries, the sheriff’s office said.
“Lights and sirens mean you must stay away from a moving fire truck by AT LEAST 500 feet,” the sheriff’s office said. “Also, pull over to the right to give the fire truck room to pass through. The results of this accident could have been so much worse. A vehicle can be replaced, but a life cannot. Please be aware. Be safe. Pay attention.”