FF Lost Consciousness Behind Wheel of TX Pumper Before Crash

    May 25, 2020
    Two firefighters were riding Pedernales Engine 801 during a memorial festivity when the apparatus struck a tree.

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    Pedernales Fire Department
    Pedernales Engine 801 crashed into a tree Saturday.
    Pedernales Engine 801 crashed into a tree Saturday.

    A firefighter behind the wheel of a Pedernales pumper during a memorial festivity lost consciousness before the apparatus crashed into a tree.

    Two firefighters were in Pedernales Fire Department Engine 801 when the collision occured, according to CBSAustin.com.

    The apparatus was traveling about 20 mph in the Briar Cliff annual memorial festivity Saturday morning when the collision occured. The windshield on the driver's side of the windshield was smashed.

    Both firefighters were transported to the hospital with minor injuries. 

    The firefighters were released from the hospital, according to KXAN.com. 

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