By MES Dispatch staff
The Briefing
- Two Goldsby, Oklahoma, firefighters died in a tanker rollover while responding to a structure fire early March 20, authorities said.
- The tanker left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned east of Goldsby, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.
- Both firefighters inside the vehicle were pronounced dead at the scene; their identities have not yet been released.
- No other vehicles were involved and no additional injuries were reported.
- The crash remains under investigation by state troopers.
GOLDSBY, OK — Two firefighters with the Goldsby Fire Department were killed when their tanker apparatus left the roadway, struck a tree and rolled over while responding to a structure fire early Friday morning, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
The crash occurred around 3 a.m. March 20 on Redbud Road east of Goldsby as the tanker was en route to a reported fire, according to state troopers.
Troopers said the vehicle departed the roadway before colliding with a tree and overturning. Both firefighters aboard the tanker were pronounced dead at the scene; their names have not been released.
No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and no additional injuries were reported, the patrol said.
The investigation into the circumstances of the rollover continues under the direction of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.