CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau reopened after a crash on Monday morning, September 8.
According to Patrolman Bobby Newton with the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the crash was on Sprigg and Washington Ave.
He said Ladder 1 fire truck was involved in the crash.
According to Cape Girardeau Fire Chief Randy Morris, the fire truck was en route to a house fire on Big Bend Road and had its emergency lights and sirens activated.
However, Chief Morris said it collided with a passenger car after trying to avoid the crash. The truck’s crew, who were not injured, immediately began caring for the two people inside the car; one of whom required minor treatment.
Both vehicles had moderate damage.
The Cape Girardeau Police Department is investigating the crash.
