By The Opinion
Sep 20, 2024, 01:33 AM EDT
Eight Orange County firefighters suffered injuries, several of them very serious, in a rare accident which was caused by a ladder that was lying on a highway on Thursday night.
According to information from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the fire truck was returning from fighting the Airport Fire. He overturned on Highway 241 in the Irvine area while trying to avoid the stairs which appeared on the lanes of the aforementioned freeway.
The vehicle crashed into the side rail and then rolled over. Six firefighters were seriously injured and two were less injured. They were flown by helicopter to hospitals in Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles. No further details were immediately released on the condition of the injured.
BREAKING: A major situation is developing in Orange County near the #AirportFire, where a wild land firefighter transport vehicle, carrying as many as a dozen FFs, has been involved in a horrific crash. Several medevac helicopters have airlifted multiple patients. pic.twitter.com/1DycucYLEv
— Chris Cristi (@abc7chriscristi) September 20, 2024
The accident occurred at 6:50 pm after Firefighters had just completed a 12-hour shift battling the Airport fireone of the largest this season in Southern California.
At a press conference held a few hours after the accident, authorities were brief in their report and did not take questions from the media.
Aerial images on local news showed that The fire truck was left half-destroyed on the pavement with many remains of the vehicle and also remains of medical equipment. around him. No other vehicles were involved in the accident.
BREAKING: One or more patients – possibly firefighters – were airlifted to a hospital after an @OCFireAuthority truck rolled over in a serious crash on an Irvine freeway Thursday night.
The crash happened on the 241 Freeway near the Tomato Springs Toll Plaza in the Irvine area… pic.twitter.com/Pm6MnWByY2— Tim Conway Jr Show (@ConwayShow) September 20, 2024
Injured firefighters (hand crew) typically work in wildland areas where fires occur, such as clearing areas where fires may spread.
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