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Fire Trucks Crash And Injure 12 In Crown Heights Collision: FDNY

Eleven firefighters and one civilian were hurt when two trucks crashed on Rogers Avenue Tuesday night, said the FDNY.

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Eleven firefighters and one civilian were hurt when two trucks crashed on Rogers Avenue Tuesday night, said the FDNY.
Eleven firefighters and one civilian were hurt when two trucks crashed on Rogers Avenue Tuesday night, said the FDNY. (Citizen App)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Two firetrucks collided in Crown Heights Tuesday night in a crash that left a dozen people hurt, officials said.

Eleven firefighters and one civilian were hurt when the trucks slammed into each other on Rogers Avenue and Crown Street just before 10 p.m., according to the FDNY.

More information about the severity of the injuries was not available and FDNY said the crash remains under investigation.

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