A motor vehicle struck the rear of a Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue (TMFR) pumper Friday, Feb. 7, which was positioned to block a prior accident on I-580, the fire protection district said in a Facebook post. The driver died at the scene, according to the Reno Gazette Journal.
At approximately 8 a.m., TMFR Engine 32 responded to a single-vehicle accident on northbound I-580 on the Galena Creek Bridge. Shortly after positioning the engine to block the accident for the safety of responders on the scene, a motor vehicle struck the rear of the engine at a high rate of speed.
TMFR personnel were not injured.
TMFR immediately extricated the patient from the vehicle for transport to the hospital. The driver of the vehicle succumbed to injuries sustained from the accident. The Nevada Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.
“This unfortunate accident reminds motorists to slow down during inclement and icy weather and exercise caution when approaching a roadway emergency,” TMFR said in the post.
