Six people were injured in a crash involving a fire truck and two cars in northern Wood County.
The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash that happened Saturday at approximately 11:51 p.m. on Ohio 795 near Pemberville Road in Lake Township.
A Lake Township fire truck was westbound on Route 795 responding to an emergency. A Chrysler 200 driven by Jacob Hazel, 23, of Elmore, and a Hyundai Elantra driven by Alyce Fielding, 66, of Genoa, were eastbound on Route 795.
Fielding reportedly stopped for the fire truck when she was struck by Hazel’s vehicle in the rear. Fielding went off the right side of the road into a ditch. Hazel went left of center, and was struck by the fire truck.
None of the firefighters were injured in the crash.
All other occupants were transported by ground ambulance. Hazel and a passenger, Kristina David, 24, of Pemberville, were taken to Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Fielding and a passenger, Dale Fielding, were taken to Mercy St. Vincent’s Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Two other occupants from Fielding’s vehicle were taken to another local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Alcohol appears to be a factor in the crash, and safety belts were in use.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was assisted on scene by Lake Township Police Department, Lake Township Fire Department, Northwood Fire and Rescue Department, and Allen- Clay Joint Fire District.
The crash remains under investigation.
