Fire Truck and Car Collide in Queens

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Image from WABC 7

YIKES! A fire truck responding to a call collided with a car at 111th Avenue and 155th Street in South Jamaica. The male driver is in serious condition--some reports say he is in traumatic cardiac arrest--while two firefighters have minor injuries.

WABC 7 says it's "unclear if the fire truck ran a red light."

UPDATE: WNBC News is now reporting that the driver was not a male, but 27-year-old female Angela Johnson. She was killed in the accident and all six firefighters in the truck were hospitalized following the collision.

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What's the matter with dumb ass people can't they hear a siren and air horns and get out of the way?

Most firetruck accidents occur when a civilian sees the firetruck, and tries to race to beat through the intersection instead of slowing down.

People don't understand that it's the law to yield to firetrucks, cops, and ambulances....they see it as some sort of cat and mouse game.

A 3400 pound car versus a 34000 pound fire truck, guess who's coming out on top?

I am glad so many people know what really happened, when even the pro media can't get the story straight. Remarkable insight, or maybe it's ESP? Let us know....

Starry? I don't know if you are awake or not but I've seen way too many incidents where people are just bopping to their ipods and don't move over. Hence a collision.

Of course it's racially motivated Al. It's intelligent people versus dumb fucks.

WABC 7 says it's "unclear if the fire truck ran a red light."

What does it matter? Fire engines and ambulances shouldn't have to stop or slow at every light as they do today. That's the nature of EMERGENCY vehicles. If I had a dime for every jackass who's ever refused to yield or pull over after hearing the siren as they're required to by law, I'd make Bill Gates look like a pauper.

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