A driver was killed and two others, including a pregnant woman, were taken to a hospital after a D.C. Fire and EMS truck collided with a car in Northeast on Friday. Lanes near 10th and 13th streets in Northeast were blocked Friday afternoon, but have since reopened.
D.C. police said a driver of a car has died after being struck by a fire truck at the intersection of 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue in Northeast on Friday, March 9, 2018.
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The fire department said that the truck was responding to an emergency call at about 12:15 p.m. when it struck a car at 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northeast on Friday, March 9, 2018.
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A driver was killed and two others, including a pregnant woman, were taken to a hospital after a D.C. Fire and EMS truck collided with a car in Northeast on Friday, March 9, 2018.
(WTOP/Mike Murillo)
WTOP/Mike Murillo
The driver of the car that collided with the fire truck was seriously hurt, and later died, police said.
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WTOP/Mike Murillo
The pregnant woman is also seriously hurt, the fire department said. A firefighter suffered minor injuries.
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WASHINGTON — A driver was killed and two others, including a pregnant woman, were taken to a hospital after a D.C. Fire and EMS truck collided with a car in Northeast on Friday afternoon.
The fire department said that the truck was responding to an emergency call at about 12:15 p.m. when it struck a car at 12th Street and Rhode Island Avenue Northeast. A pregnant woman, who was a pedestrian, and another car were hit after the original collision.
The driver of the car that collided with the fire truck was seriously hurt, and later died, police said. The pregnant woman is also seriously hurt, the fire department said. A firefighter suffered minor injuries.
Police identified the driver of the car as 32-year-old Deangelo Green of Northeast D.C.
Lanes near 10th and 13th streets in Northeast were blocked Friday afternoon, but have since reopened.
Zeke Hartner is a digital writer/editor who has been with WTOP since 2017. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University’s Political Science program and an avid news junkie.
