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A D.C. fire official says a city fire truck (Engine
22, using a reserve engine) and a Metro bus have collided in northwest
Washington and 22 people have been taken to hospitals.
22, using a reserve engine) and a Metro bus have collided in northwest
Washington and 22 people have been taken to hospitals.
D.C. fire
and EMS department spokesman Pete Piringer says the crash occurred at
13th and Madison streets on Wednesday morning. He says none of the
people taken to hospitals are believed to have serious injuries.
and EMS department spokesman Pete Piringer says the crash occurred at
13th and Madison streets on Wednesday morning. He says none of the
people taken to hospitals are believed to have serious injuries.
Piringer
says 18 people and four firefighters are being treated. He says the
fire truck was responding to a pedestrian who had been struck by a
vehicle when the crash occurred. Piringer says the fire truck had its
lights and sirens on at the time.
says 18 people and four firefighters are being treated. He says the
fire truck was responding to a pedestrian who had been struck by a
vehicle when the crash occurred. Piringer says the fire truck had its
lights and sirens on at the time.
Metro and D.C. police have
blocked off the area while they investigate.
