ONE INJURED AFTER
FIRE TRUCK OVERTURNS WHILE MAKING A TURN IN COLUMBIA, SC. SPEED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE OVERTURN
January 25, 2015
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The Columbia Fire Department and
law enforcement agencies responded to an overturned firetruck Sunday morning.
Troopers say the firetruck was making a left off of
Bluff Road onto South Cedar Creek when the vehicle overturned at approximately
10 a.m.
Brick Lewis with the Columbia Fire Department says the
firefighter has been transported to Richland Memorial hospital and is in stable
condition,
The incident is under investigation by the South
Carolina Highway Patrol. Looking at the tire marks on the asphalt, it can be concluded that speed of the firetruck was the cause of the overturn, as the driver lost control of the truck as he was making the trun at high speed.