A fire truck and a car collided in Midwood on Aug. 7 while the truck was responding to a fire that turned out to be a false alarm, fire officials said.
The truck from Ladder Company 156 and the car crashed at Avenue M and Bedford Avenue at 12:30 pm, according to the Fire Department. The truck was responding to an electrical emergency at Avenue L and Nostrand Avenue but the call was a false alarm, a spokesman for the FDNY said.
Trouble times two: Two civilians suffered minor injuries, according to a FDNY spokeswoman.
Photo by Steve Solomonson
Two of the car’s passengers suffered minor injures and were transported to Kings County Hospital Center, according to a department spokeswoman.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
Helping hand: Members of the Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance assist one of the injured civilians.
Photo by Steve Solomonson
