NC Firefighters Injured in Rollover Accident

Two Corinth-Holders firefighters were sent to the hospital after their apparatus overturned while responding to a fire in Zebulon.

Two North Carolina firefighters were injured when their apparatus overturned as they were headed to an emergency Monday.

Corinth-Holders Volunteer Fire Department crews were responding to a fire at about 8 p.m. along Highway 96 in Zebulon, WTVD-TV reports. That's when an apparatus rolled over, shutting the road down for hours.

The crash sent two firefighters to the hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening. The passenger was released from the hospital, while the driver was still having more tests conducted.

I want to thank everyone that called or texted tonight to ask about the wreck involving one of our trucks. I have been...

Posted by Corinth-Holders Fire Department on Monday, March 8, 2021

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

This is the second accident with a Wake County fire department to occur in the past three days. No one was hurt in a crash involving an Erwin Fire Department apparatus Saturday.

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