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Colorado City Water Tender Rollover Fatality 1998

  • Incident Information:

  • Location:

    Texas
  • Date:

    05/05/1998
  • Incident Type:

    Water Tender Incident
  • Description:

    Firefighter McKinney was driving a converted tanker from one brush fire to another when he lost control of the tanker as it crossed a narrow bridge. The tanker rolled three times after the right rear wheels of the vehicle caught on a concrete guardrail. A firefighter who was a passenger in the tanker was injured in the collision. Firefighter McKinney was ejected.