Eleven New York City firefighters were taken to hospitals and one other person was injured after two fire trucks collided while responding to a call in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, officials tell NBC News.
The firefighters were transported to hospitals as a precaution after the fire engine and ladder truck collided just before 10 p.m. in Crown Heights. Any injury was minor, according to a spokesman for Fire Department of the City of New York, Firefighter Michael Parrella.
The civilian who was injured was thought to have been a pedestrian with injuries listed as minor, the New York City Police Department said.
An investigation is ongoing.
Source : Nbcnewyork