Hunterdon County NJ March 29 2013 During a controlled burn today, a firefighter with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was struck and killed by a vehicle on a road way with reduced visibility because of smoke.
According to a news report published by the Hunterdon County Democrat and N.J.com, the firefighter, who was not identified, did not survive injuries suffered after he was struck.
The collision happened on Stanton-Lebanon Road (Route 629) near Round Valley late Thursday morning when heavy smoke may have reduced visibility during shifting winds during a controlled burn along the route, according to the newspaper report.
Responders from Clinton Rescue Squad and Clinton Township were summoned to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. Paramedics from the Hunterdon Medical Center also responded.
The incident is under investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Collision Team and Clinton police.
According to a news report published by the Hunterdon County Democrat and N.J.com, the firefighter, who was not identified, did not survive injuries suffered after he was struck.
The collision happened on Stanton-Lebanon Road (Route 629) near Round Valley late Thursday morning when heavy smoke may have reduced visibility during shifting winds during a controlled burn along the route, according to the newspaper report.
Responders from Clinton Rescue Squad and Clinton Township were summoned to the scene at about 11:30 a.m. Paramedics from the Hunterdon Medical Center also responded.
The incident is under investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office Fatal Accident Collision Team and Clinton police.