An Eagle Pass Fire Department FF-EMT was killed, and an EMT sitting in the passenger seat of the rig was flown to a local hospital with serious injuries
September 16, 2021 – By Rachel Engel
FRIO COUNTY, Texas — A member of the Camino Real Ambulance and Eagle Pass Fire Department was killed in a head-on collision with a semi-truck while driving an ambulance.
Firefighter-EMT Matthew Fuentes was driving an ambulance on the highway after a transfer, when the rig was involved in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler, according to a social media post by Texas EMS Alliance. Fuentes and the driver of the semi-truck were killed at the scene.
The EMT sitting in the passenger seat was injured in the collision and flown to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Area public safety agencies expressed condolences to the department and the Fuentes family.
“Our most deepest and heartfelt condolences to our brothers and sisters of the Eagle Pass Fire Department on the loss of EMT Matthew Fuentes,” a post from the Eagle Pass Police Department read. “Our condolences to his father, Rick, a long-time law enforcement officer, and to his family. There are no words to express the sorrow and heartbreak right now, but know you all will be in our thoughts and prayers, and he will never be forgotten. May our Lord and Savior grant both the Fuentes and EPFD families the faith and strength needed to carry on.”