Overview
- A Chicago Fire Department engine with emergency lights activated was struck by a northbound Toyota pickup at West Augusta Boulevard and North Long Avenue in the Austin neighborhood, police said Tuesday.
- The fire truck went over a curb and into a stoplight and a tree after the collision, according to Chicago police.
- Four CFD personnel, including two firefighters, were taken to a local hospital following the crash.
- Chicago police cited the 32-year-old pickup driver for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle and said he was not injured.
- Initial statements from CFD and local TV said the patients' conditions were not immediately known while a later local blog quoted unnamed fire officials saying all four were in good condition, and an active police investigation is ongoing.