Franklin firetruck cut off, rolls into ditch on way to fire
Darren Iozia, darren.iozia@myjournalcourier.com
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A Franklin Fire Department truck rolled into a ditch on Illinois Route 104 after it swerved to avoid a collision about 9 p.m. Thursday.
The firetruck driver and passenger suffered minor bruises but there were no significant injuries, according to Fire Chief Gerald Wilson, who said the accident was not the fault of the driver or the equipment.
Firefighters were responding to a semi-trailer truck fire at Whalen Trucking in Waverly when an SUV “cut off the truck, causing it to roll over on its side,” Morgan County Sheriff Mike Carmody said.