2 firefighters killed in crash on Route 222 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, officials say
A Pennsylvania fire department is mourning the sudden deaths of its fire chief and assistant fire chief after a crash in Berks County.Walnuttown Fire and Rescue shared on Facebook that Fire Chief Jeff Buck and Assistant Fire Chief Robert Shick died on Saturday, April 4. The department said funeral details will be shared at a later date."At this time we would like to send our thoughts and prayers to the Shick and Buck family," the post said. "Rest easy chiefs, we got it from here."Officials with the Berks County Coroner's Office told CBS News Philadelphia that the firefighters were operating a UTV in the northbound lanes of Route 222 when a sedan traveling south swerved and hit their vehicle.A male driver and female passenger fled from that car but were later caught on Krause Road, and officials said the driver was taken into custody.This is a developing story and will be updated.
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