{"id":1009717,"date":"2026-08-19T00:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1009717\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T00:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:32:17","slug":"4-injured-in-austin-chicago-fire-truck-crash-at-west-augusta-boulevard-and-north-long-avenue-pickup-truck-driver-cited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1009717\/","title":{"rendered":"4 injured in Austin, Chicago fire truck crash at West Augusta Boulevard and North Long Avenue; pickup truck driver cited"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team \"WLS<\/p>\n

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 10:21PM<\/p>\n

A driver was cited after crashing into a fire truck that had its emergency lights activated, injuring four people on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday morning, officials said.<\/p>\n

WLS<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (WLS) — A driver was cited after crashing into a fire truck that had its emergency lights activated, injuring four people on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday morning, officials said.<\/p>\n

Chicago police said the crash happened at West Augusta Boulevard and North Long Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood around 9:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

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A Toyota pickup truck was heading northbound on Long Avenue when it hit a Chicago Fire Department truck, which was traveling westbound on Augusta Boulevard, police said.<\/p>\n

CFD said four people on their truck were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions were not immediately known.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old man who was driving the pickup truck was not injured. Police said he was cited for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.<\/p>\n

Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the crash.<\/p>\n

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