State Parks Fire Engine Rolls Over After Being Cut-Off

A state parks fire engine crashed Thursday on Highway 89 north after being cut off by an unknown driver that fled the scene, according to Truckee Police.

The California State Parks fire engine was heading north on Highway 89 towards Prosser Dam Road Thursday at about 7:40 a.m. when a pickup truck turned left from Alder Drive in front of it, according to a Truckee Police Department press release.

This state parks fire engine rolled over on Highway 89 north in Truckee while attempting to avoid a pickup that pulled out in front of it, according to Truckee police.

The engine braked and swerved to avoid the truck, overturning in a ditch on Prosser Dam Road, according to the release.

The firemen inside were uninjured according to the release, but the engine was totaled.

The truck was a late 80s or early 90s gun-metal gray Chevrolet with a a white cab-high camper shell, towing a flatbed trailer with short rails and a small amount of white covered material, according to the release.

Story by Sierra Sun Newspaper