Walnuttown, PA, Fire Chief, Assistant Chief Killed in Crash During Search Operation
The Walnuttown Fire and Rescue Company is mourning the loss of its fire chief and assistant chief.
Fire Chief Jeffory L. Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert R. Shick Jr., were operating a ZForce side-by-side utility vehicle when it was involved in a head-on collision with a Toyota, The Daily Voice reported.
They were part of a search team looking for a missing woman when the crash occurred about 6 p.m.
Buck was pronounced dead at Lehigh Valley Hospital while Shick died at Reading Hospital, Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel told the media.
Autopsies are scheduled for Monday.
The Fleetwood Police Department, Berks County District Attorney’s Forensic Services Unit as well as the Berks and LeHigh county coroners are continuing the investigation of the collision.
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