Post by Linalin on Mar 23, 2005 19:36:02 GMT -5
Fire engine collides with 2 cars after running red light
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- Three people were injured when a fire engine collided with two cars at an intersection here after running a red light while heading to a fire on Tuesday night, police said.
At around 8:20 p.m., a fire engine went through a red traffic light along a prefectural road in Tsukuba while sounding its siren, and collided with two cars, local police said.
In the accident, Hiroaki Okada, 41, and Shigenori Aoki, 26, the drivers of the cars, as well as Kenji Takahashi, 38, a volunteer firefighter, were slightly injured.
The fire engine, which belongs to a local fire brigade in Tsukuba, was on its way to a building in the city that had caught fire, according to investigators.
At least no one died. That would have been crazy.
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- Three people were injured when a fire engine collided with two cars at an intersection here after running a red light while heading to a fire on Tuesday night, police said.
At around 8:20 p.m., a fire engine went through a red traffic light along a prefectural road in Tsukuba while sounding its siren, and collided with two cars, local police said.
In the accident, Hiroaki Okada, 41, and Shigenori Aoki, 26, the drivers of the cars, as well as Kenji Takahashi, 38, a volunteer firefighter, were slightly injured.
The fire engine, which belongs to a local fire brigade in Tsukuba, was on its way to a building in the city that had caught fire, according to investigators.
At least no one died. That would have been crazy.
