Two people were injured in a collision between a passenger car and a fire engine in the Brussels commune of Ixelles on Saturday afternoon.
The accident occurred at around 15:30 at the intersection of Rue Maria Malibran and Avenue de la Couronne. A fire brigade ladder truck riding, riding behind an ordinary fire truck, was on its way to a fire when it collided with a passenger car. Both vehicles had priority on the road.
Credit: Brussels Fire Brigade
"Both vehicles were on their way to a fire in Auderghem. The siren and blue flashing lights on both vehicles were in operation. Our people were unharmed, but are in shock," the Brussels fire brigade's spokesperson Walter Derieuw said.
Credit: Brussels Fire Brigade
The two occupants of the passenger car had to be freed from their vehicle by the fire brigade's ambulance staff and were taken to hospital, but they were not in mortal danger. The Brussels police are investigating the exact circumstances of the accident.
