Updated: No Serious Injuries In Crash Involving Fire Department Vehicle In Cantonment

May 25, 2022

There were no serious injuries in a three vehicle crash involving an Escambia County Fire Rescue vehicle Wednesday afternoon in Cantonment.

The three vehicles collided at the intersection of Tate and East Kingsfield roads about 2:30 p.m.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the 49-year old male driver of a pickup truck was traveling north on Tate Road when he failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic on East Kingsfield. He struck an Escambia County Fire Rescue pickup truck driven by a 52-year old man from Milton. The fire department pickup was then hit by a van driven by a 78-year old Cantonment man.

The Escambia County employee and the driver of the van received minor injuries.

After the wreck, a small fire broke out under the hood if the fire department truck.

NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “Updated: No Serious Injuries In Crash Involving Fire Department Vehicle In Cantonment”

  1. Susie Q on May 26th, 2022 1:48 pm

    @SueB – The driver of the van may not be at fault. For all we know, the Fire Rescue truck may have been knocked into his path from the impact of the first collision!

  2. SueB on May 26th, 2022 10:10 am

    The driver of a pickup truck that failed to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic & the van driver not paying attention that struck an Escambia County Fire Rescue pickup truck. Make both drivers pay for a new Escambia County Fire Rescue truck vs raising home owners taxes every year. In 3 days, they all will be hurting so better call a lawyer.

  3. William in Beulah on May 26th, 2022 8:48 am

    Hope both of the injured have fast recoveries, glad it didn’t turn out worse.