A 44-year-old North Attleboro mother and her two children suffered minor injuries over July 4th weekend when their car and a fire engine collided, reports thesunchronicle.com.
Firefighters were headed to a call, traveling south on Route 1 near I-295 around 5:30 p.m. July 2. The truck—which had its lights and sirens activated at the time—collided in the left lane with the rear of the car, which stopped short, police officials say.
Maima Goetheh and her children were taken via ambulance to Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro for treatment of minor injuries, according to the report. She received a traffic citation for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.
The apparatus is out of service with front bumper damage, officials say. The department already had a ladder truck out of commission, so it has a Plainville engine on loan.
Crews were responding to an alarm at the Emerald Square mall, which turned out to be smoke in an elevator room, the report notes.
