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FDNY Ladder Truck Collision with Van Leaves Civilian Hurt

Nov. 29, 2024

Debris from the Ladder 43 crash was strewn over a wide area near an apartment complex.

A civilian was injured in a collision betweeen an FDNY ladder truck and a van in Harlem Thursday night.

The crash involving a truck from Ladder 43 happened around 8:45 p.m. near 112th Street and Third Avenue.

Images from the scene showed a row of damaged Citi bikes on the ground and the fire truck stopped in the courtyard outside an apartment complex after appearing to plow through part of a black fence on the sidewalk, AOL reported.

The FDNY reported the crash remains under investigation. No additional details have been released.

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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.