Rookie Illinois Firefighter Pinned During Training

April 30, 2011
East St. Louis Firefighter Bobby Cole Jr. sustained a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries.
A rookie East St. Louis firefighter was seriously injured during training Wednesday night, according to The Belleville News-Democrat.

Firefighter Bobby Cole Jr., 27, was pinned between a fire truck and a wall and sustained a broken pelvis and serious internal injuries.

He was transported to St. Louis University Hospital where he remains in the intensive care unit.

His father, a police captain with the East St. Louis Police Department, told the newspaper that he is expect to recover but that it will be a long journey.

The incident remains under investigation.

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