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| Driver dies in fire engine crash | Driver dies in fire engine crash |
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| A driver killed when his car collided with a fire engine responding to an emergency in East Sussex has been named as a 26-year-old man from Albania. | A driver killed when his car collided with a fire engine responding to an emergency in East Sussex has been named as a 26-year-old man from Albania. |
| Sussex Police said Ilir Isufi had been staying in Hailsham but his next of kin were in Belgium and had been informed. | Sussex Police said Ilir Isufi had been staying in Hailsham but his next of kin were in Belgium and had been informed. |
| A firefighter was also injured in the crash on the A271 near Hailsham just before 2000 GMT on Sunday. | A firefighter was also injured in the crash on the A271 near Hailsham just before 2000 GMT on Sunday. |
| Mr Isufi was pronounced dead at the scene, while the firefighter was taken to hospital in Eastbourne. | Mr Isufi was pronounced dead at the scene, while the firefighter was taken to hospital in Eastbourne. |
| East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the appliance (ESFRS) was heading to a fire at a public toilet in Hailsham when it collided with Mr Isufi's Ford Fiesta. | East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said the appliance (ESFRS) was heading to a fire at a public toilet in Hailsham when it collided with Mr Isufi's Ford Fiesta. |
| The injured firefighter was released from hospital after treatment. | The injured firefighter was released from hospital after treatment. |
| Fire crew witnesses | Fire crew witnesses |
| An ESFRS spokesman said the fire engine involved in the accident came from Herstmonceux. | An ESFRS spokesman said the fire engine involved in the accident came from Herstmonceux. |
| Another appliance, from Hailsham, also responded to the fire call. | Another appliance, from Hailsham, also responded to the fire call. |
| Officers from Sussex Police's Road Policing Investigation Unit are carrying out the investigation into what happened. | Officers from Sussex Police's Road Policing Investigation Unit are carrying out the investigation into what happened. |
| Insp Mark Armstrong said the fire crew involved were being regarded as witnesses and police were following several lines of inquiry. | Insp Mark Armstrong said the fire crew involved were being regarded as witnesses and police were following several lines of inquiry. |
| "This is another tragic incident on our roads and it is timely to remind people that driving conditions alter significantly at this time of year," he said. | "This is another tragic incident on our roads and it is timely to remind people that driving conditions alter significantly at this time of year," he said. |
| A spokesman said they were keen to hear from anyone with information about the incident, which happened at Magham Down. | A spokesman said they were keen to hear from anyone with information about the incident, which happened at Magham Down. |
| ESFRS said it was working with the police to determine the cause of the collision. | ESFRS said it was working with the police to determine the cause of the collision. |
| "Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this tragic incident," said the spokesman. | "Our thoughts are with everyone involved in this tragic incident," said the spokesman. |
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| The emergency vehicle was on its way to a fire in Hailsham when the collision happened |