Video: FDNY Apparatus Collision Injures Three

Dramatic raw video captured an FDNY apparatus—which can be seen with its emergency lights on—as it slammed into the side of a car in a Brooklyn intersection.
July 27, 2021

A collision involving an FDNY apparatus injured at least three people in Brooklyn on Monday.

The incident happened shortly before 8 p.m. at an intersection in the Williamsburg neighborhood, WBCBS-TV reports. Video captured the accident as the apparatus—which can be seen with its emergency lights on—can be seen slamming into the side of the car.

All three people inside the car were taken to the hospital. No details were released about their conditions.

It's not clear if the rig was heading to a call and if anyone was cited in the collision.

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