PRINCE GEORGE, VA—A driver died when their car slammed into a Prince George County fire truck responding to an accident early Wednesday night on Interstate 95 near Carson, state police said.
The fire truck was stopped in the left lane of I-95 northbound at the 41-mile marker when it was hit by a Nissan Versa sometime before 7 p.m., according to police reports. The driver of the Versa was killed instantly.
The posted speed limit on that particular stretch of highway is 70 mph. Images from the scene showed damage to the right rear side of the truck while the car appeared to have been totaled.
At 1751 today crews were dispatched to a MVA on 95s at the 41mm. While blocking the interstate one of our units, Rescue...
Posted by Prince George County Fire and EMS on Wednesday, May 12, 2021
No one was on the truck at the time of the crash, state police said. Nobody working the scene was injured.
The identity of the driver has not been released pending notification of next-of-kin.
The exact cause of the crash has yet to be determined.
The truck was assigned to the fleet of the fire department's Squad 6 based in Carson.
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