PHOENIX, AZ : 5 Phoenix firefighters seriously hurt after crash on Sunday, 31st December 2023

Six people, including five firefighters, were rushed to the hospital after a collision involving a Phoenix fire engine and an SUV on the city’s west side early Sunday morning. Police say the driver of the SUV, 30-year-old Alexis Alcantar Mendoza, has been arrested for DUI.

It happened around 1 a.m. near 75th Avenue and Thomas Road when Phoenix police say Mendoza ran a red light and collided with a Phoenix Fire Department heavy rescue vehicle. Phoenix Fire officials say all five firefighters, as well as Mendoza, were able to get out of the vehicles on their own before help arrived. All six were taken to area hospitals in serious but stable condition, fire officials say.

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