Update 5:15 p.m. Sunday: The intersection of Rochambeau Drive and Richmond Road has reopened.
Original story:
Four people, including two James City County firefighters, were injured Sunday after an Atlantic Systems septic truck collided with a fire engine at Anderson’s Corner.
Two people in the septic truck were seriously injured, and two firefighters sustained minor injuries, according to James City County Police spokeswoman Stephanie Williams.
The intersection, where Rochambeau Drive and Richmond Road meet, is closed while crews clean up about 4,000 gallons of septic waste, Williams said.
The fire truck was responding to a structure fire in the 9500 block of Richmond Road just after noon Sunday when the crash occurred.
The engine had its lights and sirens activated while responding to the call.
As the truck approached the Anderson’s Corner intersection traveling west, it was struck by a septic truck, which was also traveling west on Richmond Road, Williams said. The fire truck was coming from the Toano direction and turning left at the intersection to stay on Richmond Road when it was hit by the septic truck
The septic truck driver and passenger sustained serious injuries and were transported by medics to Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond.
Two firefighters, the driver and one passenger, were transported to Riverside Doctors’ Hospital in Williamsburg with minor injuries, Williams said.
The intersection remains closed until further notice while police investigate the crash. Crews are also working to clean up water spilled from the fire engine and septic waste from the septic truck.
