Nashville, TN, Fire Truck Crashes after Firefighter Driving Falls Ill
A Nashville fire truck crashed Thursday afternoon after the firefighter behind the wheel suffered a medical emergency.
The engine hit poles, parked vehicles and a chiropractic clinic.
The firefighter was taken to a hospital for treatment while two civilians suffered minor injuries after jumping out of the way, WTVF reported.
Dr. Kevin Bradshaw described watching the rig headed for the building: "Everybody just came out, and then you could just hear that truck coming. I just… I was standing in the room, and I just saw it coming straight towards the glass, and I was like there’s a fire truck about to come into our building."
"It came in, and I just kind of watched it come in, and there it was. It’s like one of those movies that you see where everybody vanishes out of the driver’s seats and the car just running to buildings and stuff—that’s what it felt like in that moment."
About the Author
Susan Nicol
News Editor
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.