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A 77-year-old man was injured in a highly improbable way, when the windshield flew off a tumbling fire engine and slammed into his back as he was doing yard work, North Carolina investigators say.<\/p>\n

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It happened around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, north of Kernersville, as firefighters with the Piney Grove Fire and Rescue Department were headed to an emergency call, the N.C. State Highway Patrol says.<\/p>\n

An investigation has revealed the fire engine was traveling north on Piney Grove Road when it entered a curve, went off the right side of road, swerved back onto the pavement, rolled over, landed on its wheels, then slammed into a tree, Trooper L. S. Bullington told The Charlotte Observer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe windshield came off and struck a pedestrian in the back as he was weed-eating his yard,\u201d Bullington said. \u201cThree people were taken to hospitals: two firefighters and the guy in the yard.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Details of their injuries were not released. The three are expected to recover,<\/a> WXII reports.<\/p>\n

An investigation into the cause of the crash is on going, Bullington said.<\/p>\n

Maps show the crash scene is lined by a mix of single-family homes and farm land.<\/p>\n

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Kernersville is about a 90-mile drive northeast from uptown Charlotte.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published June 24, 2026 at 1:37 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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