A FIREFIGHTER DRIVING A PUMPER to a training academy on Saturday morning was killed in a head-on crash. Lieutenant Frederic Jacob, 41, was alone and driving the truck to the class when the fire engine crashed head-on with a tractor trailer on a 2-lane highway near the town of Verosvres. The horrific crash completely demolished the entire front end of the firetruck and killed Lt. Jacob immediately.
The tractor cab of the transport truck was mostly demolished as well and the driver is in critical condition. The police investigation is still continuing and there has been no announcement of what caused the collision. Lt. Jacob was the commanding officer of the Gueugnon Fire Station and leaves a family of 2 children.
