Struck By Incidents
News stories about struck-by-vehicle incidents involving emergency responders and/or their vehicles.
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Jackknifed Semi Slides Into Tow Truck in Wisconsin Crash
A tow truck operator escaped serious injury early Monday morning when a semi-trailer truck jackknifed on an ice-covered highway and crashed into the tow truck, knocking the operator into a ditch, authorities reported.
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Ohio Officer Hit by Car
A Kirtland Hills police officer was injured Monday morning when he was struck by a car while assisting the driver of a disabled vehicle.
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Washington: Fatal Crash at Gig Harbor, Trooper Also Injured
The Washington State Patrol says a 44-year-old woman was struck and killed Monday morning on Highway 16 at Gig Harbor. Trooper Guy Gill says she was out of vehicle trying to help at a collision when she was hit. Gill says a trooper at the scene also was struck and he suffered a knee injury.
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Canadian Road Contractor Suspected of Not Performing Proper Traffic Control
Saint John emergency crews responded to at least 16 accidents along Highway 1 Friday morning, including one involving a tractor trailer that jackknifed and hit a police car. Eight people were injured and at least two of them were treated in hospital. The series of pileups and chain-reaction accidents just east of the city left several witnesses questioning whether the private contractor responsible for clearing the highway had done enough.
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Indiana State Police Trooper Hurt in Crash
A trooper from the Indiana State Police was taken to IU Health West after being struck by a motorist while inside his squad car.
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Knox County, Tennessee Schools Security Officer Injured When Hit by Car
A part-time Knox County Schools security officer was injured this morning at Ball Camp Elementary when he was hit from behind as he directed traffic by a parent dropping off a student.
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Michigan Deputy Hit: 3 Snowmobilers Arrested
A deputy struck by snowmobile leads to several arrests. It started Saturday January 21st at approximately 4:45pm when a Schoolcraft County Sheriff Deputy was struck by a snowmobile that attempted to flee from officers.
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Woman Injured When Car Hits Parked Minnesota Fire Truck
A Fargo woman was injured when the car she was riding in lost control near a crash scene and slid into the rear of a parked fire truck on Interstate 94 today, the State Patrol reported.
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Law Enforcement Officer Among 10 Injured in Rt. 202 Crashes in Tredyffrin
As Fire/EMS crews were preparing to clear the scene, an SUV traveling in the Northbound lanes lost control and struck a Tredyffrin Township Police Dept. cruiser narrowly missing Berwyn firefighters. It was quickly determined that 4 subjects from the SUV and the Officer required transport to the hospital. Berwyn responded to the scene with 3 ambulances and an additional ambulance was requested from Lafayette Ambulance based in Upper Merion Twp. In all 10 individuals were taken to area hospitals as a result of these two separate collisions. Final units from Berwyn cleared the scene before 1 p.m.
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Maryland Police Officer And Two Others Hurt In Crash
A Howard County Police officer, a person he had in custody, and a driver who hit them are all in the hospital this morning after an early morning crash in Mt. Airy.