US EditionFire Captain Hit By Car While Responding To Livermore Crash, Roads Reopen: Report
Foggy conditions contributed to multiple crashes on Vasco Road, including one that injured a fire captain directing traffic; the captain is expected to fully recover, officials said.
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Multiple car crashes in Alameda County due to heavy fog
(KRON) -- The California Highway Patrol said Friday that a roadway in Alameda County is closed due to multiple car crashes and heavy fog. CHP closed Vasco Road in both directions on the Livermore and Brentwood sides. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District reported a total of four accidents along Vasco Road. Fire crews said the foggy conditions only allow a quarter mile of visibility. At approximately 1:20 p.m., a fire captain was struc…
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East Bay TimesFire captain hit at crash scene in Contra Costa County; Vasco Road closed, then re-opens Friday afternoon
A Contra Costa County fire captain was struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon while helping police at a crash site on Vasco Road north of Livermore and south of Brentwood, authorities said. “He was out there assisting CHP officers directing traffic at a crash,” California Highway Patrol officer Daniel Gilmore said Friday afternoon. Related Articles ‘Like a post-apocalyptic movie’: Neighborhood stunned after Hayward-area explosion …
Fire captain hit by vehicle while responding to crash on Vasco Road
Vasco Road was shut down in both directions between Livermore and Brentwood Friday afternoon due to heavy fog and multiple collisions, including one in which a fire captain was struck by a vehicle, officials said.
Multiple crashes, heavy fog closes Vasco Road between Livermore and Brentwood; firefighter injured
By Carlos E. Castañeda Both directions of Vasco Road between Livermore and Brentwood were closed Friday afternoon following multiple crashes and heavy fog, the California Highway Patrol said. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said a fire captain was struck by a vehicle while tending to one of the crash scenes and suffered “a lower extremity injury,” a spokesperson said. The fire captain’s condition was not immediately known. There…
A fire captain from Contra Costa County was hit by a vehicle on Friday while attending an accident on the Vasco Road, in the middle of a dense fog, according to the authorities. The official was working on the site of one of the several accidents that occurred on Vasco Road when he was hit by the vehicle, according to the authorities. Keep abreast of the local news and the state of the weather. Subscribe to our free newsletters here. Sign up Aut…
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