10 injured, including firefighters, after FDNY truck crash in Brooklyn

Friday, June 18, 2021
10 injured, including firefighters after FDNY truck crash
Several people were injured when an FDNY firetruck was involved in a collision with a vehicle in Williamsburg on Friday afternoon.

WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn -- Several people were injured when an FDNY firetruck was involved in a collision with a vehicle in Williamsburg on Friday afternoon.

The crash was reported on South 5th Street and Driggs Avenue around 3:30 p.m.

The FDNY said while firefighters were responding to reports of a fire, Ladder 104 was involved in a collision.

Two firefighters and eight civilians were treated and taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.

Few other details were released.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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