Cleveland Apparatus Struck by Car at Accident Scene

Firefighters had deployed an apparatus to block traffic at an accident scene along Interstate 90 when the rig was struck by another vehicle.

A Cleveland fire apparatus being used as a blocker at an accident scene was struck by a car early Sunday.

Crews initially responded to a crash along Interstate 90 around 2 a.m., WOIO-TV reports. Once at the scene, an apparatus was deployed as a blocker in an effort to protect firefighters from traffic as they worked the accident. 

During the call, a car struck the blocker. No firefighters were in the apparatus at the time of the crash, and there were no reports of injuries.

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No details were given concerning the circumstance of the initial accident and the crash involving the Cleveland Division of Fire apparatus. It's also unclear how much, if any, damage the blocker sustained in the incident or whether the driver of the car faces any charges.

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