KY Firefighter Seriously Injured in Rollover Accident

Dec. 26, 2019
The Richland firefighter was airlifted from the scene after the tanker he was in overturned while responding to a fire call on Christmas Day.

A Kentucky firefighter was seriously injured in a Christmas Day rollover accident.

The crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. as Richland crews were responding to a fire call, the department said in an online post. That's when a department tanker overturned.

The firefighter was airlifted from the scene, and fire officials were unsure of his injuries. 

"We had to get another agency to respond to Fire Call while our firemen turned back to check on one of there own members," the department stated on its Facebook page.

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