ATV Driver Killed in Collision with Atlanta Fire Apparatus

Atlanta firefighters were responding to a fire emergency on Christmas when the fatal head-on crash with the four-wheeler happened.
Dec. 26, 2019

A man driving an ATV was killed after he collided head-on with an Atlanta fire apparatus while trying to pass another vehicle on Christmas.

The accident happened before 6 p.m. as crews were responding to a fire emergency, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Firefighters tried to resuscitate the driver, who wasn't wearing a helmet, but he was pronounced dead a the scene.

“The four wheeler came from around a car, and that's when the collision happened,” Battalion Chief Dwyane Johnson told WSB-TV.

“No physical harm to any of our firefighters,” he added. “Emotionally, we're going to bring a team out and make that assessment.”

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