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Six Firefighters Hospitalized After Two London Fire Engines Collide in Clerkenwell

Authorities have opened an investigation into the crash during a response to an Islington call.

Overview

  • The collision occurred at about 10:17pm on 3 January at the junction of Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road.
  • London Ambulance Service was called at 10:09pm, treated six patients on scene and transported them to hospital.
  • The crews—one from Lambeth and a Soho turntable ladder—were heading to an incident in Islington that has since been resolved.
  • Photos show severe damage to both appliances, with smashed windscreens and a caved-in roof, and nearby traffic lights and street furniture were hit.
  • Police closed surrounding roads and the scene was cleared by around 3:45am as the Fire Brigade and Metropolitan Police began their inquiry.