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Three Forest Hill firefighters involved in auto-pedestrian accident

Posted on Apr 27, 2011

Four people were injured, one seriously, after an auto-pedestrian accident involving three Forest Hill firefighters Wednesday morning.

The accident appears to have happened at the intersection of southeast Loop 820 and Forest Hill Drive at about 9:04 a.m., MedStar spokeswoman Suzy Miller said.

A Forest Hill fire truck was blocking traffic at S.E. Loop 820 and Forest Hill Drive when a woman driving another vehicle slammed into it, Forest Hill councilman Gerald Joubert said.

A woman was taken to a hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries and three men were transported with injuries that were not life-threatening, Miller said.

The three men were firefighters and were taken to Harris Methodist Hospital, Joubert said.

The fire engine suffered damage in the wreck and will need repairs, Joubert said.

With the city's staffing cutbacks, the city manager has three-man crews, so other firefighters were called in, Joubert said.

Fire departments in Kennedale and Everman are on standby in case of any emergency calls in Forest Hill, Joubert said.

 

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