Three GA Firefighters Injured in Apparatus Crash

    March 26, 2019
    The Dekalb County firefighters were taken to the hospital after the driver of the apparatus lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree Monday night.

    By Zachary Hansen

    Source The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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    Three Dekalb County, GA, firefighters were hospitalized following an apparatus crash Monday night.
    Three Dekalb County, GA, firefighters were hospitalized following an apparatus crash Monday night.

    Three firefighters were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after a firetruck crashed around 9:30 p.m. Monday, authorities said.

    DeKalb County Fire Capt. Dion Bentley told AJC.com the firefighters were injured in a single-vehicle crash along Flat Shoals Road while en route to a fire. The driver lost control and hit a tree, he said.

    The three firefighters have moderate injuries but are stable at the hospital, Bentley said. 

    Traffic is being detoured to Clifton Church Road, Channel 2 Action News reported. It’s unclear when this section of Flat Shoals Road will reopen.

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