Scott County Rural firetruck crashes en route to structure fire

Ben Matthews

Thursday, January 9, 2020

A Scott County Rural Fire Protection District firetruck crashed into a passenger vehicle and overturned into a creek while responding to a structure fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Kona Drive in Benton, Missouri.

An overturned Scott County Rural firetruck lies in a ditch as tow trucks arrive at the scene of the crash Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Members of the Oran Fire Protection District stand near an engine while responding to a structure fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Kona Drive in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Members of the Oran Fire Protection District respond to a structure fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Kona Drive in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Emergency crews recover an overturned Scott County Rural firetruck from a creek Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash on Route H involving a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Members of the Oran Fire Protection District stand near an engine while responding to a structure fire Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Kona Drive in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Fire crews respond to a Kona Drive structure fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A group of Sikeston firefighters watch as wrecking crews from JSH Towing & Recovery tow a Scott County Rural firetruck out of a creek near Route H on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Wrecking crews from JSH Towing & Recovery tow a Scott County Rural firetruck out of a creek near Route H on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Derick Wheetley with the Sikeston Department of Public Safety talks to 10-year-old Sam Washburn and his father Shane Washburn as a Scott County Rural firetruck is towed out of a creek Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Route H in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash on Route H involving a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash on Route H involving a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Emergency crews respond to the scene of a crash on Route H involving a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A firefighter carries a jacket recovered from the scene of a crash on Route H involving a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Benton, Missouri. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A totaled Lincoln sits on the back of a tow truck after being involved in a crash with a Scott County Rural firetruck on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Route H in Benton, Missouri. The driver was not injured in the crash. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)