The OPP Highway Safety Division says two firefighters were sent to hospital early Friday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed into a fire truck around 2:30 a.m. on Highway 401 at Newtonville Rd.

The OPP says the fire truck was on the scene of an earlier collision and was blocking a live lane at the time of the crash.

The firefighters were inside their vehicle at the time of the collision and their injuries are considered non-life-threatening.

“It’s another very stark reminder about slow down, move over and sharing the road safely and responsibly,” said OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.

“When you see fire trucks, police cars, ambulances, with their red and blue lights flashing, the legislation requires that motorists approaching to slow down as they approach, move into an adjacent lane if ther

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