Two Midtown Volunteer Fire Department members were injured when the pumper/tanker they were in went off the road and then overturned Tuesday.
According to the television station, WBIR, Travis May, 19, of Harriman was driving the 1986 Chevrolet apparatus on U.S. Highway 70 when it went off the road into a grassy area. May, reportedly, over-corrected and apparatus turned over on to its roof. It reportedly slide for over 100 feet on its roof, according to radio station 105.7 FM on its Facebook page.
May and a passenger in the vehicle, Ty Puckett, 21, also of Harriman, were both injured and taken to Roane Medical Center, according to the television station.
According to another local station, Local 8 Now, both men were wearing seatbelts when the truck, owned by Midtown Volunteer Fire Department, overturned at about 6 p.m.
Reports indicate that neither of the two firefighters were seriously injured in the crash. The roadway was closed for more than an hour as water was removed from the truck allowing it to be righted and taken away.
