Overview
- Police said the crash happened around 6:45 p.m. at Avenue S and West 11th Street in Gravesend.
- Officials and video indicate the eastbound firetruck struck a commercial van, then hit an Access-A-Ride vehicle that was pushed into a Lexus SUV.
- A 78-year-old man riding on the Access-A-Ride vehicle was pronounced dead at a hospital.
- At least 10 others were hospitalized, including several firefighters, with outlets reporting slightly different injury totals but all listed in stable condition.
- No arrests have been made, and authorities say the investigation into the collision sequence remains ongoing.