Six firefighters in hospital for broken bones after two fire engines crash in central London
Six firefighters are in hospital following a collision between two fire engines in central London.
The firefighters are being treated for broken bones and injuries to the chest and head after the vehicles collided with each other in Islington.
Two fire engines, operated by the London Fire Brigade, collided at the junction of Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road on Saturday evening, prompting police and ambulance services to rush to the scene.
Pictures from the crash reveal broken wind screens, while the roof of one of the vehicles caved in from the impact of the collision.
The impact also caused damage to traffic lights and street furniture after a fire engine from Lambeth and a turntable ladder appliance from Soho collided.
Surrounding roads were closed to traffic as police officers and ambulance crews treated the injured.
The collision happened at around 10.17pm on Saturday and was cleared by 3.45am on Sunday.
In a statement, assistant commissioner for the London Fire Brigade, Pat Goulbourne, said:’At around 2217 on 3 January 2026, a fire engine was involved in a collision with another fire engine at the junction of Farringdon Road on Clerkenwell Road.
‘Six crew members were involved in the collision and were taken to hospital for checks by the London Ambulance Service.
‘The fire engines were both responding to an incident in Islington, which has been resolved.
‘The circumstances surrounding the collision are under investigation by the Brigade and the Metropolitan Police Service.’
The London Ambulance Service confirmed it had taken six people to hospital, and all were receiving treatment for their injuries.
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A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We were called at 10.09pm on Saturday, 3 January, to reports of a road traffic collision at the junction of Farringdon Road and Clerkenwell Road, EC1M.
‘We sent resources to the scene, including ambulance crews, advanced paramedics, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART).
‘We treated six patients and took them to hospital.’
Police are investigating the collision as enquiries take place to determine the details of the crash.
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