MA Firefighters Hurt During Driver Training

April 8, 2019
Two Southbridge firefighters suffered minor injuries when the ladder apparatus they were riding in crashed during a training exercise Sunday night.

Two Southbridge firefighters were injured after the ladder truck they were traveling in crashed on Main Street Sunday night.

The Southbridge Fire Department said the firefighters were conducting driver training in Ladder 1 when the truck crashed around 8 p.m. The vehicle was occupied by a lieutenant, two career firefighters and one call firefighter.

Two members were taken to Harrington Hospital with minor injuries, the department said.

The crash is under investigation by the Southbridge Police Department and the Central Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council Accident Reconstruction Team.

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