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Three Somerton/Cocopah firefighters were transported to the hospital after the fire truck they were traveling in rolled over on County 17th Street and alongside the canal Friday night.

Firefighters injured in rollover

Three firefighters with the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department were transported to the hospital Friday night after the fire truck they were traveling in rolled over.

The incident happened at about 6:45 p.m. on the levee road at County 17th Street, about half a mile east of the international border with Mexico.

According to the Yuma County Sheriff's Office, the fire truck rolled over as the crew was on its way to fight a reported brush fire near the Colorado River.

The three firefighters were transported to Yuma Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.Two of the three firefighters were released from the hospital Friday night while the third remained for observation.

The incident is being investigated by YCSO.





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