Emergency services at scene of crash involving fire engine and truck …

Footage and a picture shows police in Hulbert Road, Leigh Park, following the collision earlier this morning. A police[1] spokesman said the crash happened at the junction with Park Lane.

‘We were called at 11.33am today (June 16) to a report of a road traffic collision involving a fire engine and a white Isuzu Grafter tipper truck at the junction of Park Lane and Hulbert Road in Havant[2],’ he said. ‘Minor injuries have been reported.’

A fire engine collided with a truck towing a digger in Hulbert Road, Leigh Park, this morning (June 16). Picture: Sarah Standing.A fire engine collided with a truck towing a digger in Hulbert Road, Leigh Park, this morning (June 16). Picture: Sarah Standing.
A fire engine collided with a truck towing a digger in Hulbert Road, Leigh Park, this morning (June 16). Picture: Sarah Standing.

She added: ‘A fire engine from Havant station was returning from operations when it was involved in a collision with a flatbed vehicle. The fire engine has been taken to our workshop to be examined and an investigation into the circumstances has begun.’

References

  1. ^ police (www.hampshire.police.uk)
  2. ^ Havant (www.portsmouth.co.uk)