Two people were injured when a car crashed into the side of a fire truck as it was turning off of a Gaston County highway.
According to members of the Crowder’s Mountain Fire & Rescue crew, Engine 55 was returning to the station from a fire when the accident happened on Friday morning.
Crews say the fire truck was attempting to turn onto Crowder’s Creek Road from Highway 321 around 11:40 a.m. when a vehicle crashed into the side of the truck. The driver of the vehicle was driving about 45 miles per hour when the accident happened, crews told WBTV.
Two of the three occupants of the fire truck were transported to Gaston Memorial Hospital with injuries, the driver of the vehicle was not injured.
The North Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
Engine 55 sustained an estimated $150,000 worth of damages; the vehicle sustained an estimated $10,000 in damages.
