By Benjamin Cox on
May 7, 2021 at 1:34pm
A Franklin Fire Department fire apparatus rolled into a ditch last night on Illinois Route 104 after it swerved to miss a collision.
According to the Journal-Courier, the fire truck was cut off on the highway by an SUV. The fire truck was on its way to a semi-truck fire at Whalen Trucking at about 9 o’clock last night in Waverly.
The firetruck driver and a passenger suffered minor bruises but no significant injuries, according to Franklin Fire Chief Gerald Wilson. According to the Journal Courier report, Morgan County Sheriff’s Deputy Griffin Tyler was following the firetruck and assisted in getting the two firemen out of the of the apparatus after it rolled.