Crime & Safety
3 Firefighters Injured In DeKalb Crash
Three firefighters were en route to a call when their fire truck crashed, injuring all on board.
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA — Two of three firefighters who were injured when their fire truck crashed while en route to a call Thursday night have since been released from the hospital, fire officials told Patch.
The crash happened around 10 p.m. at Rockbridge Road and caused various injuries for all three firefighters on board the emergency vehicle, DeKalb County Fire Rescue said.
While two of them were released from the hospital Friday morning, a third firefighter remained hospitalized with a significant leg injury, fire officials said.
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There were no other vehicles or injuries, they said.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
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