RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. — A Mississippi Highway Patrol investigation faults a fire tanker’s driver for a crash that killed a 10-year-old boy early this month.
The intersection crash occurred April 3 when the 67-year-old firefighter driving the fire truck did not yield the right of way to the SUV, according to several news agencies.
The 10-year-old died on impact; two other minors, 4 years old and four months old, and their parents were all injured in the crash, according to WDAM. The driver and one other firefighter were also hurt.
According to the Clarion-Ledger, witnesses said the firefighters told them they were training on the tanker at the time of the collision. The rig was moving from an eas