Police: 15-year-old girl dies after SUV hits firetruck in Michigan
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Authorities say a 15-year-old girl has died and two people were critically injured after an SUV they were riding in crashed into a firetruck that was stopped at the scene of an earlier crash in southeastern Michigan.
No firefighters were injured. They had stopped Monday night along westbound Interstate 94 in the Ypsilanti area following a rollover crash when the truck was hit from behind.
Fire Chief Max Anthouard told CBS Detroit that the cause of the crash is under investigation. "But as far as the fire department, I asked the officer in charge and everything was right," he told the station. "I don't see any issue with something they did or did not do right."
"We just borrowed a truck from Ypsilanti Township," he added. "We actually didn't have any more trucks available."
State police say in a statement the SUV driven by a 34-year-old man hit the truck, which was blocking a lane of traffic to protect police and emergency personnel. Police say he and his 15-year-old daughter were in critical condition, and his daughter's friend died.
Police initially said a woman died in the crash.
Authorities say the Ypsilanti Fire Department truck had its emergency lights operating.