ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A firefighter died in a rollover accident in Rockdale County on Friday evening, according to county officials.
WANF’s First Alert Chopper captured footage of the Rockdale County Fire Rescue truck on its side along Sigman Road and Eastview Road, and an ambulance responding.
According to Georgia State Patrol, the fire truck was headed to a reported blaze when the driver took a hard left, causing the truck to overturn onto its passenger side. A firefighter in the back of the truck, later identified as 26-year-old Juan Antonia Smith II, was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Smith had been with the department for two and a half years. In a Saturday statement, the fire department described him as “a dedicated public servant who answered the call to protect and serve others.”…