ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — A car struck a Rowan County fire engine while it was at the scene of a crash on Interstate 85 Monday night.
Officials said the Bostian Heights Fire Department, China Grove Fire, and a local towing company were working to clear a crash involving a car and tractor-trailer in the sound-bound lanes of I-85 near mile marker 65. A Bostian Heights tanker and two engines were parked in lanes one and two with emergency lights on. A car struck the tanker and came to rest next to an engine.
All crews were in a safe zone at the time of the crash and in front of the trucks.
The Bostian Heights Fire Department is now pleading for drivers to slow down and move over when they are approaching emergency vehicles.
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