Water tanker flips over, kills Fort Wayne firefighter
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 9:51 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 2:13 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A water tanker flipped over and killed a young firefighter.
It happened Monday night in Fort Wayne. Police said the 26-year-old was trapped under the truck he drove.
Crews were headed to a brush fire when the water shifted in the tanker causing it to roll over. It took out a couple of utility poles.
This is the 17th Allen County firefighter to die while in the line of duty.