Six members of the Hudson fire department from western McLean County were injured, one fatally, as they worked an accident on a snowy interstate highway near Hudson Tuesday night.
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This from Pantagraph.com:
The 39-year-old volunteer firefighter for the Hudson Community Fire Protection District who was killed while at the scene of a multi-vehicle accident near Hudson Tuesday night has been identified as Chris Brown.
“Preliminary findings indicate that he died from multiple blunt force injuries (head, chest, pelvis) due to being struck by a semi-tractor trailer truck,” Coroner Beth Kimmerling said in a statement.
“Today we lost a member of our Hudson family,” said Hudson Fire Chief Dan Hite. “We share in the sorrow felt by his loved ones, and we must not forget the valuable contributions he made to this community and the impact he has left on the Hudson Fire Department. The Hudson Fire Department is a close-knit family and the loss of one of our own affects us all. A tragedy of this type is felt by each and every member, but together, we can make it through. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”
Brown, who was full time firefighter with the Bloomington Fire Department, was married and the father of two sons.
This from The News-Gazette:
Six members of the Hudson fire department from western McLean County were injured, one fatally, as they worked an accident on a snowy interstate highway near Hudson Tuesday night.
A release from McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling and the Hudson Community Fire Protection District said firefighters were working a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 39 near Hudson at 9:45 p.m. when a southbound semitrailer truck carrying automobiles lost control and struck three emergency vehicles belonging to the Hudson fire department and the Illinois State Police.
Kimmerling’s office said 39-year-old Christopher R. Brown of Hudson was killed in the crash. He was married and a father of two.
The names of the injured firefighters have not been released.
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