A Maryland paramedic was killed Tuesday afternoon of injuries sustained when he was struck by a fire department vehicle at a crash scene.
Paramedic Erik Steciak, 29, was working for the Bel Air Vol. Fire Company when he was struck.
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, equipped with a snow plow, was headed down a driveway when it started sliding. It struck the medic, and pinned him against a tree.
He was transported to Upper Chesapeake Medical Center where he died.
The Harford County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation.
"This is extremely difficult. It's an extremely difficult situation. We go in day-to-day in every incident, worried for each other in every incident. You don't know what we will encounter. We never hope for the worst, but when the worst occurs, it's a devastating feeling," Rich Gardiner, with the Harford County Fire and Rescue Association, told a reporter.
Steciak also was a volunteer with West Friendship Vol. Fire Department, where he was a Paramedic Captain.
Weather conditions are being considered as a factor.
More information will be posted when it becomes available.
