Fire engine collides with tree: 100,000 euros damage

The accident involving a fire engine in Ottendorf-Okrilla (Bautzen district) on Wednesday caused damage of around 100,000 euros. This was announced by the police on Thursday. The 59-year-old driver had to swerve out of the way of an oncoming vehicle that did not provide sufficient space. The body of the fire engine collided with a tree that was sticking out onto the road at a height of two meters.

The Grünberg fire department vehicle was carrying eight firefighters who were not injured in the accident. As the oncoming vehicle did not stop after the accident, the police are investigating the hit-and-run.