Ohio Firefighters Hurt in Ladder Truck Crash

March 6, 2015
The driver of the Munson Township rig was critically injured.

Three Munson Township firefighters were injured, one critically, Thursday afternoon in a crash while responding to a fire call.

The driver of the rig as well as a civilian were reportedly in critical condition, according to FOX8.com.

The truck was responding to assist another department with a house fire when the collision occurred.

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An eastbound Dodge Grand Caravan slowed and moved to the right, yielding to the truck. However, the driver of a GMC Acadia did not slow in time and struck the Dodge Grand Caravan in the rear. That sent it across the center line where it was hit head-on by the ladder truck, police told reporters.

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