Fire Engine Hit By Car While Parked At Crash Site

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — A fire engine parked along Route 50 eastbound at Veterans Parkway that was serving as a protective barrier at a crash site ended up being hit by a vehicle Sunday morning.

PGFD Paramedic Engine 830 out of Landover Hills was hit by a vehicle whose driver failed to change lanes around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. State law states that vehicles must move over for emergency vehicles.

The fire department stated that there were no injuries.

The crash was captured on video, which can be viewed here.

“About three to four times a year, Prince George’s County Fire and EMS Department experiences a collision on one of our highways involving a fire apparatus,” Prince George’s County Asstistant Fire Chief Jonathan Bender told NBC Washington. “Slow down and move over. Maryland has the Move Over Law. What they need to do is adhere to that. Back in 2010, that law was enacted for our first responders and has since been updated to include all vehicles pulled over on the shoulder of the road, whether it be tow trucks or vehicles pulled over with their warning flashers.”