Overturned Firetruck Snarls Crystal City Traffic
By Joe Holley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 12, 2007; 11:30 AM
A Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority firetruck overturned in Crystal City this morning on the way from Reagan National Airport to a fire in Alexandria.
Four firefighters were aboard the truck, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for the airports authority. Two were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, and two were transported by a medevac helicopter, Yingling said.
Arlington County spokeswoman Diana Sun said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Sun said that Arlington police were investigating. Initial reports suggested that the truck took a corner too fast, she said.
The southbound airport exit off Jefferson Davis Highway is closed. Southbound traffic on Route 1 is being diverted to 15th Street. The airport's Web site advises motorists to use the George Washington Memorial Parkway to get to the airport.
Motorists can expect extended delays on Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Drive and throughout the area, Arlington authorities said.
Yingling said that airport fire personnel often respond to aid calls in Alexandria and Arlington.
There is a picture of the front of Rescue Engine 335 in the Washington Post Article... here is the link... [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200706.html"]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7101200706.html[/url]
By Joe Holley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, October 12, 2007; 11:30 AM
A Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority firetruck overturned in Crystal City this morning on the way from Reagan National Airport to a fire in Alexandria.
Four firefighters were aboard the truck, said Rob Yingling, spokesman for the airports authority. Two were taken by ambulance to local hospitals, and two were transported by a medevac helicopter, Yingling said.
Arlington County spokeswoman Diana Sun said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening.
Sun said that Arlington police were investigating. Initial reports suggested that the truck took a corner too fast, she said.
The southbound airport exit off Jefferson Davis Highway is closed. Southbound traffic on Route 1 is being diverted to 15th Street. The airport's Web site advises motorists to use the George Washington Memorial Parkway to get to the airport.
Motorists can expect extended delays on Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Drive and throughout the area, Arlington authorities said.
Yingling said that airport fire personnel often respond to aid calls in Alexandria and Arlington.
There is a picture of the front of Rescue Engine 335 in the Washington Post Article... here is the link... [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101200706.html"]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7101200706.html[/url]
Dave McClung
Arden Hills, Minnesota but....
my heart is also back in Northern VA, especially Alexandria.
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Arden Hills, Minnesota but....
my heart is also back in Northern VA, especially Alexandria.
All pictures are taken by me and subject to copyright.
No picture taken by me may be copied or linked without my
express permission.
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