A Lawton FD tanker lost control and flipped over while responding to a barn fire this morning around 0830 hours. The driver, a 26-year-old Lawton Firefighter lost control and the tanker went off the road, hit an embankment, and then overturned. The passenger, a 21-year-old Lawton Firefighter, was thrown from the fire apparatus. Both were taken the Bronson Hospital for their injuries.
==The driver, who was wearing his seat belt, was treated and released.
==The passenger, who was not wearing his seat belt (NSB), is in serious condition.
==The driver of the fire apparatus was cited for traveling to fast for road conditions. Police blame both his speed and the icy road conditions for the accident.
