3 Injured When Fire Truck Hits Car In Anne Arundel

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Three people sustained minor injuries when a fire truck racing to a reported fire collided with another vehicle in Maryland.

The Capital of Annapolis reports the accident happened Friday in Anne Arundel County at the intersection of Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard and Belle Grove Road. County fire division chief Michael Cox says the truck from the Linthicum station was driving to a reported fire in Brooklyn Park when it hit another vehicle at about 5:30 p.m. The fire truck then hit a utility pole.

Two firefighters and one person from the other vehicle involved in the crash were transported to the hospital.

Other officials who responded to the call found no fire when they arrived on scene in Brooklyn Park.

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