Houston Firefighter Hurt When Fire Truck Hit

The SUV was driven by former NFL linebacker Brian Iwuh.
June 3, 2013

A Houston firefighter was injured Monday morning when a former NFL player’s Range Rover slammed into his fire truck.

The fire truck was en route to a call and traveling on Highway 288 near Highway 59 around 2 a.m. when the SUV, driven by former linebacker Brian Iwuh, slammed into the back of it, according to KHOU.

The firefighter and Iwuh were both taken to the hospital.

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The firefighter was said to have non-life threatening injuries. Iwuh's condition was not known. He was not wearing a seatbelt.

The station reported Iwuh played for the Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos.

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