Fire engine rolls on way to medical call in Knox County, Tennessee. Crew okay. Says car drifted into their lane.
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A Rural/Metro fire truck has rolled off the 8400 block of Thorn Grove Pike while responding to a medical call.
An ambulance and fire truck were dispatched to a home on McCarty Avenue for a complaint off chest pains at 11:40.
At 11:51, the occupants of the Engine 226 called in to say the truck had rolled off the road.
On the scene, Rural/Metro spokesman Larry Wilder said the two firefighters inside the truck had no apparent injuries, but they were being taken to UT Medical Center for evaluation.
The firefighters in the truck report they were on their way to the medical call when an oncoming vehicle drifted into their lane. In avoiding it, they drifted slightly off the road.
When they tried to get back on the road, the truck jumped to the other side of the road and rolled off.
Rural/Metro crews are salvaging whatever firefighting equipment they can off the truck before attempting to get the truck back on its wheels. There’s no estimate of damage done to the truck at this point.
