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Man dies after being hit by fire engine on call in Northampton Man dies after being hit by fire engine on call in Northampton
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A man has died after being hit by a fire engine on its way to an emergency.A man has died after being hit by a fire engine on its way to an emergency.
The vehicle was responding to a call at around 19:20 GMT on Wednesday when it struck the 51-year-old who was walking on Towcester Road in Northampton, police said. The 51-year-old was struck on Towcester Road, Northampton, by a vehicle responding to a call at about 19:20 GMT on Wednesday, police said.
The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Coventry for treatment but died later. The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to University Hospital Coventry but died later.
Northamptonshire Police closed the road for several hours but was reopened on Thursday. Northamptonshire Police closed the road for several hours but it was reopened on Thursday. Witnesses to the crash are urged to come forward.
"Thinking of all involved. Worst nightmare in the line of duty," one person wrote on Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue's Facebook page. In a statement, Darren Dovey, chief fire officer of Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We are working with Northamptonshire Police and have launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances of the collision."
Police have called for witnesses to come forward.