VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A speeding driver was injured after colliding with a fire truck in Daytona Beach Shores, police said.
The crash happened Friday afternoon at the intersection of S. Atlantic Avenue and Emilia Avenue.
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Photos from the scene taken by Daytona Shores Police Chief Mike Fowler show damage to the side of the firetruck, as well as front-end damage to the white car.
“It was our fire engine. It was struck by a female that witnesses state was traveling approximately 100 mph just before she hit us,” said Chief Fowler.
The female driver of the car was transported to the hospital as a trauma alert.
Fowler said the engine and a patrol car had their lights on, stopping traffic, and two were out directing traffic.
“Very lucky we didn’t have any injuries to our personnel,” Chief Fowler said.