8 O.C. firefighters returning from front lines hurt when truck crashes on Irvine freeway,

Eight firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority’s Santiago hand crew, who had been fighting the Airport fire, were injured Thursday — six of them seriously — after their vehicle crashed and flipped on State Route 241, officials said.

The crash took place at around 6:45 p.m. when the vehicle swerved to avoid a ladder on the freeway just north of Portola Parkway in Irvine, California Highway Patrol spokesperson Jeremy Tolen told OnScene.TV. ---More...

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