Firefighter injured when semi-truck collides with fire truck in Nelson Co.

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A firefighter is recovering after a semi-truck crashed into a Northeast Nelson Fire Department vehicle on the Bluegrass Parkway.

The fire department, based in Bloomfield, was returning to the fire station after responding to a call at approximately 1:00 Thursday afternoon when the fire truck was struck by the semi on the Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County.

A firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office.

The fire truck suffered extensive front-end damage.

(Photo: A Northeast Nelson FD truck was struck by a semi-truck on the Bluegrass Parkway, courtesy of the Nelson Co. Sheriff’s Office)

The semi-truck that struck a Nelson Co. fire truck, courtesy of the Nelson Co. Sheriff’s Office

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com