WHITE OAK, Penn. -- Three firefighters were not seriously hurt Monday when their rescue truck overturned on a private, gravel road in White Oak, Allegheny County.
The truck from Rainbow Volunteer Fire Co. crashed shortly before 10 a.m. on Will Court, where other trucks were also responding to a shed fire.
"The two firefighters in the back were able to get the door opened and were accessed through the open door in the cab," Rainbow Chief Sean Leffard said.
"They were attempting to come down the same road my engine came down," White Oak Volunteer Fire Chief Jim Hoffman said. "Next thing I know, someone hollered and said the rescue truck had slipped off the road and rolled."
Hoffman said the small, narrow dirt road simply gave way, and the truck went off it and rolled onto its side.
"Today, the road with the rain and everything else, it gave way," Hoffman said.
The injured firefighters were taken to UPMC McKeesport hospital as a precaution. All have since been released.
A tow truck was called to the scene and the truck has since been uprighted. Fire officials aren't sure how long it will take to repair the rescue truck.
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