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Pedestrian dies after being hit by fire engine in Royston | Pedestrian dies after being hit by fire engine in Royston |
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A pedestrian has died after being hit by a fire engine that lost control and overturned while on a 999 call. | A pedestrian has died after being hit by a fire engine that lost control and overturned while on a 999 call. |
Mitchell Bailey, 58, died at the crash scene - a roundabout at the junction of York Way and Old North Road in Royston - at 20:45 GMT on Wednesday. | |
Hertfordshire Police said the vehicle was turning right when "for reasons unknown" it lost control. | |
Officers said the four firefighters were left with minor injuries. Two were taken to hospital as a precaution. | |
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The house fire which the crew was on its way to was put out by another team, Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service said. | |
The county's chief fire officer, Roy Wilsher, said the crash was a "tragic incident". | |
"Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is working with the police to establish exactly what happened and why," he added. | "Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is working with the police to establish exactly what happened and why," he added. |
The fire engine has been removed from the scene and is to be examined as part of the investigation, a Hertfordshire Police spokesman said. | The fire engine has been removed from the scene and is to be examined as part of the investigation, a Hertfordshire Police spokesman said. |