A Fort Worth Fire Department (FWFD) engine was struck by a pickup truck early Sunday morning while crews were trying to secure the scene of an initial single-car crash. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m., near the U.S. 287 interchange southeast of downtown Fort Worth.
FWFD Engine 14, after initially being dispatched and then locating the original crash, positioned the fire truck at a 45-degree angle to shield the scene and personnel from traffic flow. Seconds after the last firefighter stepped off the apparatus, Engine 14 was struck by a truck traveling northbound.
The driver of the initial single-car accident was reported as uninjured. However, the two people in the truck that struck the fire engine were trapped and required FWFD crews to extricate them from the vehicle. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Despite the dangerous impact, no firefighters were injured.
