Car Slams into Fire Truck at Greene County Fire Scene
By: KOLR10 News
Updated: September 13, 2012
BROOKLINE, Mo. -- Fire destroys a home west of Springfield and a passing motorist slams his car into a fire truck at the scene.
The fire was reported just before midnight at an abandoned home near the intersection of Highway 266 and Farm Road 89 southwest of the Springfield-Branson National Airport.
When Brookline fire crews got there, they found the house engulfed in flames.
It is a total loss destroyed. No one involve din the fire was hurt. Crews are trying to figure out what caused the fire.
But a man was seriously hurt at the scene, after his car slammed into the back of a fire truck on the scene.
The car was totaled. The man was airlifted to a Springfield hospital.
The Highway Patrol tells us he was talking when he was pulled from the car. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash.
The fire was reported just before midnight at an abandoned home near the intersection of Highway 266 and Farm Road 89 southwest of the Springfield-Branson National Airport.
When Brookline fire crews got there, they found the house engulfed in flames.
It is a total loss destroyed. No one involve din the fire was hurt. Crews are trying to figure out what caused the fire.
But a man was seriously hurt at the scene, after his car slammed into the back of a fire truck on the scene.
The car was totaled. The man was airlifted to a Springfield hospital.
The Highway Patrol tells us he was talking when he was pulled from the car. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash.
