Eric Burns Fatally Injured in Fire Truck Accident on Galena Bridge [Reno, NV]

Eric Burns Dead in Reno Fire Truck Accident

 
RENO, NV (February 16, 2025) — 38-year-old Eric Burns, of Carson City, died in a fire truck accident on Friday, February 7.
 
According to the Nevada State Police, the crash occurred on the Galena Bridge along 580 Freeway near mile marker 20.
 
Nevada State Police said Burns drove a 2017 Subaru WRX northbound on 580 Freeway. Then his vehicle lost control. After that he struck the rear corner of a Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue fire engine that blocked a lane due to an earlier accident.
 
Officials reported that Burns drove too fast for the road conditions at the time.
 
Fire crews immediately extricated Burns from the wreckage. After that, paramedics transported him to a hospital, where they later pronounced him dead.
 
No first responders sustained injuries in the incident.
 
Officials temporarily closed northbound 580 Freeway from Bowers Mansion to mile marker 22. Then they diverted traffic to Highway 395 Alternate. The road has since reopened.
 
Authorities continue to investigate the crash.

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