Mo. Pumper Flips, Firefighters Injured

Jan. 2, 2015
A St. Clair fire truck overturned on an icy road Friday morning.

Two firefighters were injured Friday morning when their fire truck flipped in St. Clair.

The St. Clair Fire Protection District pumper was responding to a motor vehicle crash around 7 a.m. on Old Cove Road, KTVI reported.

Firefighters said they tried to slow down and avoid another vehicle that slid off the icy road when the pumper swerved. It overturned and ended up on its roof in the ditch.

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Several firefighters were trapped when the rig overturned, according to the television station.

Two firefighters were transported to the hospital.

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