A man has died after being hit by a fire truck, according to troopers with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
A pickup truck was traveling on U.S. 421, towing a utility trailer, on Saturday, around 6:20 a.m. This was in Guilford County, near the Forsyth County line.
Officials said the trailer became detached from the truck, and once the driver noticed, he moved to the shoulder and began backing up. Coming upon an abandoned vehicle on the shoulder, officials said the driver had parked slightly in one of the lanes.
The left rear of the man’s truck was slightly over the fog line. As he exited his vehicle, officials said a fire truck, not yet in service, hit the trailer.
The trailer was thrown into the abandoned vehicle, and the fire truck hit the left corner of the pickup truck. Troopers said the driver had stepped out to retrieve the trailer and was hit by the fire truck.
Officials said the driver of the pickup truck died.
The person inside the fire truck was not injured.