Tanker Rollover Kills Assistant Chief

Oct 9, 2006 11:35 AM

The assistant chief of an Indiana fire department died when a tanker left the roadway and rolled over.

The accident occurred when the assistant chief was driving a tanker enroute to a fire in a neighboring community. The apparatus left the roadway, rolled and ejected the victim. Preliminary reports indicate that no seat belt was being worn.

For more information about this and other firefighter deaths in 2006, go to www.usfa.fema.gov/fatalities.

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