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    Woman Killed in Collision With California Fire Truck

    Feb. 4, 2009
    A Riverside County fire truck and a pickup truck collided Wednesday morning in Mira Loma, killing the woman driving the pickup.
    Courtesy of KABC-TV
    A Riverside County fire truck and a pickup truck collided Wednesday morning in Mira Loma, killing the woman driving the pickup.
    A Riverside County fire truck and a pickup truck collided Wednesday morning in Mira Loma, killing the woman driving the pickup.

    MIRA LOMA, Calif. -- A Riverside County fire truck and a pickup truck collided Wednesday morning in Mira Loma, killing the woman driving the pickup.

    The accident was reported shortly after 5 a.m. at Etiwanda Avenue and Van Buren Boulevard.

    Two firefighters suffered moderate injuries.

    The circumstances of the crash are under investigation. The fire truck was reportedly headed to a call when the accident happened.

    Traffic in the area is being re-routed around the accident.

    Republished with permission of KABC-TV.

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