By Timia Cobb
syracuse.com
DEWITT, N.Y. — An East Syracuse fire truck responding to a call collided with a truck Wednesday afternoon in DeWitt.
The crash happened at about 3:19 p.m. at 7030 Fly Road in DeWitt, according to Tom Newton, a spokesperson for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.
Firefighters were on their way to a fire alarm at a home on East Taft Road, according to Onondaga County 911 dispatchers. The crash happened eight minutes away from the East Syracuse fire station.
One person inside the fire truck was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, Newton said.
Deputies are still investigating how the crash happened and if tickets will be issued, he said.
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