Second Columbia firetruck crash in a week sends 2 to hospital
A second Columbia-Richland Fire Department truck collision in recent days occurred Thursday morning near Harden and Lady streets in downtown Columbia.
The Thursday crash resulted in the two occupants of the other vehicle being sent to a nearby hospital by EMS. They were sent “just as a precaution to be checked out,” the Columbia-Richland Fire Department said.
No one in the firetruck was injured, the department said. The firetruck was not responding to a call at the time of the collision.
The fire department said it will investigate the collision along with local law enforcement.
A previous collision Saturday, July 12, killed Columbia resident Carolyn V. Collins when a firetruck collided with her sedan traveling north on Two Notch Road. The firetruck was responding to a call.
