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Two Concord, NC, Rigs Hit by Vehicles in 24 Hours

July 22, 2024

No firefighters were injured in the crashes that occurred on I-85.

Within 24 hours, two Concord fire trucks were hit by vehicles while working at scenes on an interstate.

No firefighters were injured in either incident on I-85, Queen City News reported.

The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in the second crash did not stay at the scene.

The incidents are the third and fourth times in the past year that a Concord rig was struck by a vehicle while protecting a scene.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.