Two people were killed when a truck collided with a fire engine on I-65.
Kentucky State Police responded to the accident Sunday morning at approximately 11:00 near the southbound 12-mile marker of I-65 in Simpson County.
State police said the preliminary investigation showed that 62-year-old Alan T. Pound, of Emory, Texas, was driving a 1985 pickup truck south when the vehicle struck the rear of a stationary Franklin-Simpson Fire & Rescue 2008 International fire engine.
The fire truck, police said, was stationary in the left lane with its emergency equipment activated due to an unrelated collision just south of its location.
Pound and a passenger, 61-year-old Ronnie R. Mcenturff, also of Emory, Texas, were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Simpson County Coroner’s Office.
A firefighter in the fire engine at the time of the collision sustained minor injuries.
“Kentucky State Police would like to remind motorists to reduce speed and move over when approaching emergency vehicles with activated lights,” KSP said in a press release.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
