Three children and two adults were taken to the hospital in critical condition when a Chicago (IL) Fire Department vehicle crashed into a car on Tuesday night. Four firefighters were also injured.
Engine 62 was running lights-and-sirens southbound on Halsted Street en route to a fire call when the incident occurred. Firefighters saw a stopped car, which they assumed had pulled over to let the apparatus pass, according to a report from the Chicago Tribune (http://trib.in/wJv1GP). However, the vehicle commenced moving again and the driver could not stop the apparatus in time to avoid a collision.
Three children and two young adults were initially trapped inside the mid-sized vehicle and had to be extricated. They were taken in serious condition to a nearby medical facility. The driver, a man of about 18, was transported by ambulance to a hospital. The firefighters were only slightly hurt and taken in good condition to a medical facility.
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