LOUISA COUNTY, VA : 2 firefighters injured in crash in Louisa County on Sunday, 9th July 2023

Two Louisa County firefighters are in the hospital after they were involved in an accident while responding to a call Sunday afternoon.

Just before 3 p.m., Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a Mineral Volunteer Fire Department fire engine.

VSP said the 2002 fire engine ran off the road and hit a tree while responding to a call for service during Sunday’s storms.

The driver, a 39-year-old man from Culpeper, was taken to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger, a 20-year-old woman from Fredericksburg, was ejected from the engine.

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