A car struck a Delray Beach (FL) fire apparatus while it was blocking firefighters and medics from oncoming traffic at a crash scene.
The department’s social media reported that firefighters responded to 18 crashes on I-95 during their last shift on Monday, May 25, 2020. During response to an accident that occurred around 6 a.m., Engine 113 was serving as a blocker engine while paramedics were attending to patients injured in a previous crash when the rig was struck. No firefighters were hurt and the car driver’s injuries were minor.
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