Prince George’s (MD) Fire Department Ambulance Struck at Accident Scene; Two Firefighters Injured

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At approximately 9:10 p.m., a Prince George’s Fire Department ambulance and multiple other vehicles were struck on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway/Route 210 with two firefighters injured. PGFD Paramedic Ambulance 821 (Oxon Hill) was operating at a previous accident scene when a tractor trailer entered the emergency scene at a high rate of speed and struck the stopped vehicles. The two PGFD firefighters were seated in the ambulance when it was struck. Both firefighters were transported by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.

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