New London VFD Fatality 2018

M.V. Hudson, a firefighter with the New London Volunteer Fire Department in Texas, was injured in a fire tender (tanker) crash on the evening of February 28th. Firefighter Hudson and two other firefighters were responding to a grass fire when the apparatus left the right side of the roadway and rolled over, badly damaging the cab and injuring all three occupants. The three firefighters had to be extracted from the vehicle and were rushed to the hospital. Two firefighters were subsequently released, but Firefighter Hudson died while in the hospital on March 10, 2018.

Fatality, Driving, Water Tender Incident or Accident