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1 Hurt After Dallas Fire Truck Crashes During Heavy Rain Near White Rock Lake

The fire truck was headed to an emergency call during heavy rain, DFR says

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A Dallas fire truck crashed and struck another car, injuring one person during a heavy thunderstorm Wednesday, officials say.

One person was sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after a Dallas fire truck hydroplaned while responding to an emergency call and collided with another car during a heavy thunderstorm, fire officials say.

It happened at about 11:15 a.m. along Garland Road near Winsted Drive, near the White Rock Lake Spillway in Dallas.

Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans said the fire engine was responding to a fire call and had its lights and sirens on when its driver lost control and hydroplaned. The fire truck crashed into another car before coming to a stop in the grass off the street.

The person in the car that was hit was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Evans said.

No firefighters were hurt.

The fire engine was seen being towed away later Wednesday afternoon. Evans said there was significant damage to the vehicle.

A Dallas Fire-Rescue fire truck hydroplaned while responding to an emergency call and collided with another car during a heavy thunderstorm, fire officials say.

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