"Surveillance video shows a white commercial van heading north on West 11th Street when a fire truck slams into it at the intersection of Avenue S at around 6:45 p.m. The fire truck then crashes head-on into an Access-A-Ride van, which then slams into a Lexus behind it."
"Placido D'Andrea, who was on board the Access-A-Ride, was killed. His wife, who was a passenger on the same vehicle, remains hospitalized. Residents in the area said D'Andrea and his wife live a half a block away from the intersection, and they were on their way home from a medical treatment D'Andrea's wife was receiving."
"Five firefighters along with the drivers of the commercial van, Lexus and Access-A-Ride were all hospitalized, along with two other passengers. All are said to be in stable condition. The FDNY truck had its lights and sirens on as it went through the red light, witnesses said."
A fatal chain-reaction collision occurred in Gravesend, Brooklyn when an FDNY ladder truck with lights and sirens activated ran a red light at the intersection of West 11th Street and Avenue S. The fire truck struck a white commercial van, then collided head-on with an Access-A-Ride vehicle carrying 78-year-old Placido D'Andrea and his wife, which subsequently hit a Lexus. D'Andrea was killed while his wife sustained injuries requiring hospitalization. Five firefighters and multiple vehicle drivers and passengers were also hospitalized in stable condition. The couple lived half a block away and were returning home from medical treatment. Their daughter discovered the accident at the scene. The incident remains under investigation with no arrests made.
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