Firefighter Killed in Tanker Truck Crash
By: Robert Bumsted
Updated: November 12, 2012
A Washington Township firefighter has died after crashing his tanker truck in West Fort Wayne Sunday.
Just before nine o'clock Sunday evening, police say the tanker was en route to a small brush fire on the 4300 block of Butler Road.
When the truck attempted to make a right turn onto Butler from Hillegas Road, the tanker flipped onto its side, and rolled several times -- likely caused by water shifting inside the truck, police say.
The truck also struck three utility poles during the crash, which knocked out electricity and cable service for a period in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Butler and Hillegas Roads.
The Washington Township firefighter was pronounced dead at the scene.
Just before nine o'clock Sunday evening, police say the tanker was en route to a small brush fire on the 4300 block of Butler Road.
When the truck attempted to make a right turn onto Butler from Hillegas Road, the tanker flipped onto its side, and rolled several times -- likely caused by water shifting inside the truck, police say.
The truck also struck three utility poles during the crash, which knocked out electricity and cable service for a period in the neighborhoods surrounding the intersection of Butler and Hillegas Roads.
The Washington Township firefighter was pronounced dead at the scene.
