Jacksonville fire truck left with $150K in damage after flipping, injuring 3 firefighters

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3 Jacksonville firefighters taken to infirmary aft motortruck overturns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It volition outgo astir $150,000 to marque repairs to a occurrence motortruck that flipped connected its broadside erstwhile it was responding to a telephone connected Sunday, according to a clang report.

The occurrence unit was heading to cheque retired a study of a occurrence astatine a adjacent flat analyzable during dense downpours earlier 3 p.m. As it was traveling done the intersection of New Kings Road and Robert Street, the motortruck slid, deed a curb and overturned, according to JFRD.

According to the study released Monday, the operator was going 25 mph successful a 40 mph portion erstwhile the motortruck began to hydroplane connected the bedewed road. The operator was not cited but was cautioned astir driving successful the rain, the study states.

Three firefighters were wounded successful the clang and taken to the infirmary but were aboriginal released.

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