Civilian Killed When Vehicle Strikes OH Fire Truck

A Columbus firefighter was injured by a dog while treating patients.
July 24, 2023

A civilian was killed and another injured after a vehicle crashed into a Columbus fire truck Sunday night on I-270.

Columbus Battalion Chief Jeffery Geitter said the driver of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene while a passenger in that car was taken to Mt. Carmel East, NBC4  reported. 

A firefighter who was aiding patients was injured by a dog and transported to the hospital, Geitter said. 

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