Vesta (MN) Fire and Rescue Apparatus Hit

A Vesta (MN) Fire and Rescue apparatus was hit by a semi-truck Wednesday night while crews were responding to a crash on Highway 19.

The company was providing traffic control at the accident scene when the semi ran into its pickup at 6:30 p.m.

A firefighter was inside the pickup at the time of the collision, but luckily there were no major injuries. The incident is currently under investigation.

Officials say there were no injuries in the original crash to which the department was responding.

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