A 29-year-old driver was killed and an 18-year-old passenger critically injured after their car collided with a Seattle ladder truck returning from a call

By Caitlyn Freeman
The Seattle Times

SEATTLE — One person is dead and another is critically injured after a car collided with a Seattle Fire Department ladder truck early Saturday.

The 29-year-old driver was killed, and an 18-year-old passenger was injured in the crash around 5 a.m. near the intersection of North 128th Street and Aurora Avenue North, Fire Department spokesperson David Cuerpo said in an email.

The ladder truck was returning from a call at the time of the crash.

Police investigators determined the ladder truck was making a right turn onto Aurora Avenue from 128th Street when a southbound Chevrolet Malibu hit the truck at high speed.

Susan Gregg, a spokesperson for Harborview Medical Center, said the 18-year-old passenger was in critical condition as of late afternoon Saturday.

No firefighters were injured, Cuerpo said.

Seattle police officers were investigating the crash.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of life and serious injury of the two vehicle occupants involved in this morning’s collision with a Seattle Fire ladder truck,” Chief Harold Scoggins said in a statement. “Their families and loved ones are in our thoughts during this difficult time.

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