Massachusetts Fire Department Pickup Backs Over, Kills Man

May 22, 2009
A pedestrian was killed in Webster on Friday when a Fire Department pickup truck ran over him as it backed out of the station.

WEBSTER, Mass. --

A pedestrian was killed in Webster on Friday when a Fire Department pickup truck ran over him as it backed out of the station.

The pickup truck, a Ford F-350, was being driven by a firefighter, Police Chief Timothy J. Bent told the Telegram and Gazette.

The names of the victim and the firefighter have not been released.

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