D.C. Fire Truck Collides With Metro Bus; 23 Hurt

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 15-- A D.C. fire truck and Metro bus collided sending 23 people to the hospital. It happened just after 10 a.m. at the intersection 14th and Madison in Northwest.

DC Fire and EMS Spokesman Pete Piringer says most people have neck and back injuries. He says everyone is expected to be released from the hospital Wednesday.

Piringer says 19 people and four firefighters are being treated. He says the fire truck was responding to an emergency call of a woman that was struck by a vehicle. Piringer says the fire truck had its lights and sirens on at the time.

Witnesses say the sirens were activated too late.

Republished with permission of WUSA-TV.