Safety & Health

Two Dead in Collision with NJ Fire Apparatus

Jan. 19, 2022

Two civilians are dead and two firefighters injured following an accident between a Lawnside fire truck and a vehicle in Camden County.

By Noah Cohen

Source nj.com (TNS)

Authorities were investigating a fatal crash involving a fire department vehicle in Camden County.

Two people were killed in a crash Wednesday morning involving a fire department vehicle and another vehicle in Camden County, a county spokesman confirmed.

Authorities were at the scene of the crash near Warwick Road and North White Horse Pike in Magnolia and few details were immediately available. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries from the wreck, according to 6abc.com.

Images from the scene showed a Lawnside fire department truck with front-end damage and another heavily damaged vehicle covered by a blue tarp near the intersection.

The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office was investigating, but did not immediately release information as of Wednesday afternoon. Local fire officials could not be reached.

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