A fire appliance called out to a car fire was set alight itself when a...

Published: 7:12 pm May 4, 2016
Updated: 12:21 pm March 7, 2026
Tanker Hits Fire Truck In Aston On Trent

A fire appliance called out to a car fire was set alight itself when a tanker crashed into this afternoon in Aston-on-Trent on the A50.

Firefighters were putting out the blaze on the A50 Derbyshire, when the lorry hit their fire truck, causing both the appliance and the lorry to ignite.

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