Driver Dies After Slamming into Two Orlando (FL) Fire Engines Working Crash Scene

Orlando firefighters were working a crash at about 2:30 Friday morning when a vehicle slammed into two fire engines.

The accident occurred on S.R 408 eastbound.

The Orlando Fire Department says a driver coming around a curve approaching the accident failed to slow down and hit two fire engines.

The driver died at the scene. No firefighters were injured.

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