An Augusta Fire Department tender rolled over Saturday, making it the second truck in the department to have a rollover accident in a week.
In both cases, the department said ‘locked up’ brakes were the reason for the crash, WRDW reports.
Saturday’s accident happened around 9:30 p.m. on Old Waynesboro Road at Neely Road.
Tender 12 was responding to a call along with an engine when it went off the left side of the road and overturned. The driver was taken to the hospital where he was treated and released.
The first crash happened on Monday when a ladder truck was responding to a call. The truck failed to negotiate the turn onto Interstate 20 from Washington Road.
