Four FDNY Firefighters Injured in Apparatus Crash

    Dec. 2, 2020
    The accident happened as FDNY's Engine 73 was responding to a fire, and it was struck by a livery cab in the Melrose section of the Bronx early Wednesday.

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    Four FDNY firefighters and two civilians were injured in an accident between an apparatus and a livery cab in the Melrose section of the Bronx early Wednesday.
    Four FDNY firefighters and two civilians were injured in an accident between an apparatus and a livery cab in the Melrose section of the Bronx early Wednesday.

    Four FDNY firefighter and two others were injured in a crash between an apparatus and a car early Wednesday.

    The accident occurred just before 2 a.m. in the Melrose area of the Bronx, WCBS-TV reports. Engine 73 were responding to a fire call when it was struck by a livery cab.

    The collision injured four firefighters and two civilians in the cab. Everyone who was injured are expected to recover.

    The crash is under investigation, according to WCBS.

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