Woman killed as car crashes into fire engine
A woman has died after her car collided with a fire engine attending a 999 call on 9th September.
The tragedy happened in Basildon, Essex, as the fire engine was responding to another crash at about 9am.
A spokesman for Essex Police said: “We were called to a road traffic crash at 9am on Broadmayne, Basildon. Vehicles were involved, a fire engine and another car. There was one occupant in the car and the driver was certified dead immediately.”
A spokesman from Essex County Fire and Rescue Service said: “The appliance was leaving the station responding to an emergency call when the incident happened by the fire station. The alarm was raised by crews. The appliance was responding to a road traffic collision in Ashlyns, Basildon, where an 11-year-old child was trapped in a vehicle.”