FATAL RESPONDING CRASH IN COLUMBIA,SC

A Columbia (SC) fire apparatus, responding on a haz-mat call late last evening struck 2 civilians, tragically killing one of them. The incident occurred around 2330 hours when one of the pedestrians was killed and a second one was injured. While the apparatus was responding with lights and sirens on, it is not clear how or why the pedestrians were struck. We’ll post updates as details of the investigation are released.