This rig was responding to a medical call, pretty expensive use of a fire apparatus. Glad the outcome was not so serious. It does say that seat belt were being used at least.
This crash involving an engine from the Riviera Beach fire station in Anne Arundel County, Maryland occurred last night, Tuesday April 21, 2009 around 11:00 PM at Fort Smallwood Road and Somerset Road. Five firefighters were injured when the driver lost control on a turn and collided with a utility pole. The officer was pinned in the cab for about 20-minutes.
The driver and officer were taken to Maryland's Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. They were both treated and released. The three other firefighters on the rig were also treated and released from Baltimore Washington Medical Center.
Anne Arundel Fire Department officials say it was drizzling at the time of the crash. The crew was responding to a medical call.
Division Chief Michael Cox, a department spokesman, told Firehouse.com's Susan Nicol Kyle, "I believe the use of seat belts played a major role in the outcome".
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