Brooklyn Fire Truck Crash Injures 6

A Brooklyn fire truck and a minivan rammed into each other yesterday, sending six people to the hospital, officials said.

The Ladder 148 truck was rushing to put out a blaze on Bay Ridge Avenue when it hit the minivan around 8 p.m. at 13th Avenue and 61st Street in Borough Park.

The right side of the minivan was crushed in the accident. The driver, his wife and their 6- and 7-year-old daughters were taken to Lutheran Hospital with back and neck injuries. The fire truck's driver and a captain were taken to Maimonides Hospital with minor injuries.