Brush Truck Crashes on Maryland Interstate

FREDERICK, Md. -- Two firefighters from the Libertytown Volunteer Fire Department in Frederick County, Md., are recovering after an accident Tuesday that heavily damaged the department's brush truck.

Thirty-six-year-old Robert Smith was behind the wheel of Brush 175, when according to the Frederick County Sheriff's Department, the passenger-side, front tire failed. The truck hit an embankment and a guard rail on I-70 westbound near Mount Phillip Road.

Smith, and passenger Dennis Shelton, 42, were taken to area hospitals. According to a sheriff's department press release, "The investigation indicates both were restrained by seat belts when the crash occurred."

A call to Libertytown VFD indicates both men are doing well. The truck was heading to a parade when the crash occurred.

Brush 175 is a 1999 Ford F550 and carries 300 gallons of water.

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