Update: Crash On Interstate Involved Mt. Vernon Fire Truck

CREATED Feb. 26, 2013

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 New details about a crash Monday afternoon on Interstate 44 between a fire truck and another truck.

That fire truck was from the Mt. Vernon Fire Department and Driven by Melvin Ownes. He escaped with minor injuries.

Two twenty-year olds in the other truck had serious injuries according the Highway Patrol.

The firetruck was stopped in a crossover with its lights on. The other truck was towing a car and crashed into the median.