Driver crashes into firetruck on I-95 in South Philadelphia

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Monday, January 21, 2019
Driver crashes into firetruck on I-95
Driver crashes into firetruck on I-95. Matt O'Donnell reports during Action News Mornings on January 21, 2019.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A driver crashed into the back of a firetruck on I-95 in South Philadelphia.

It happened on the northbound lanes near the Walt Whitman Bridge around midnight Monday.

Authorities say the firetruck had stopped along the highway to respond to a car fire.

The driver of the striking vehicle then rear-ended the truck.

That driver was taken to the hospital for treatment of various injuries.

No firefighters were injured in the crash.

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