{"id":61906,"date":"2015-03-24T19:31:03","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T02:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=61906"},"modified":"2015-03-27T07:37:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:37:00","slug":"fire-truck-collides-with-car-in-lancaster-4-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2015\/03\/24\/fire-truck-collides-with-car-in-lancaster-4-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire truck collides with car in Lancaster, 4 injured"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The collision happened around 2:08 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the intersection of 10th Street West and Newgrove Street. A fire utility truck was westbound on Newgrove Street with lights and sirens activated, and the car that failed to yield was southbound on 10th Street West, sheriff’s officials said. (Photo by LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Four people were injured, including a pregnant female who was ejected, when a fire utility truck collided with a car in a Lancaster intersection Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.<\/p>\n

The injury collision happened just after 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, in the intersection of 10th<\/sup> Street West and Newgrove Street, according to Sgt. David Jennings of the Lancaster Sheriff\u2019s Station.<\/p>\n

Jennings said a fire utility truck with lights and sirens activated was traveling west on Newgrove Street, responding to an emergency call for a person in distress. He said the fire truck stopped at a red light at the intersection of 10th<\/sup> Street West while its driver was \u201cclearing lanes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A pregnant female in the back seat was ejected from the vehicle during the collision, officials said. The driver and another passenger were also injured. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cFive of the six lanes of traffic stopped,\u201d Jennings said.<\/p>\n

A Toyota Avalon traveling southbound on 10th Street West had the green light but failed to yield to the emergency vehicle at the intersection, according to Detective Michael Politano of the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.<\/p>\n

“The Toyota Avalon changed lanes from the No. 2 to the No. 3 lane to pass the stopped vehicles and collided into the emergency vehicle in the intersection,” Politano stated. “The collision diverted the Toyota Avalon into a traffic signal pole.”<\/p>\n

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A firefighter was transported to Antelope Valley Hospital with minor injuries, officials said. (LUIS MEZA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The Toyota Avalon ultimately came to rest facing northbound in the southbound lanes of 10th Street West,” Politano added.<\/p>\n

The Toyota Avalon was carrying a driver and two passengers, including a pregnant female who was sitting in the back seat, Jennings said, adding that the female appeared to be about seven or eight months pregnant.<\/p>\n

“During the collision between the Toyota Avalon and the traffic signal pole, the pregnant female passenger was ejected from the vehicle,” Politano stated.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to witnesses, it looked like the car was going rather fast, but the witnesses were all stopped for the emergency vehicle and this other car did not,\u201d Jennings said.<\/p>\n

The pregnant female and the other two occupants in the Toyota Avalon were transported to Antelope Valley Hospital for medical treatment. The extent of their injuries was unclear. The firefighter sustained \u201cvery minor\u201d injuries and was also transported to Antelope Valley Hospital, Jennings added.<\/p>\n

The firefighter was the sole occupant in the fire utility truck.<\/p>\n

Neither alcohol nor drugs appeared to be factors in the collision, according to Jennings.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe law clearly states that when an emergency vehicle approaches, you\u2019re supposed to move over to the right and stop,\u201d Jennings said. \u201cI can\u2019t say what\u2019s going through this person\u2019s mind, whether he just didn\u2019t hear or see the emergency vehicle, but it does tend to be a problem in these busy streets here in the Antelope Valley.\u201d<\/p>\n

Names and ages of the injured parties were not immediately released Tuesday afternoon. The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n

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Editor\u2019s note<\/span>: Investigators have not yet determined whether or not the occupants in the Toyota Avalon were wearing seat belts. Tuesday afternoon Sgt. Jennings said, \u201cWe\u2019ve already inspected the seat belts. It looked they were worn, but it\u2019s really hard to say at this point.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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