A 60-year-old Texas firefighter was fatally struck on a road while battling a vehicle fire Tuesday, authorities said.
Edward Hykel was extinguishing the flames on Interstate 35 along with members of the West Fire Department when the driver of a tractor-trailer ignored traffic control devices and rammed into the fire truck killing Hykel and wounding two troopers.
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The fallen firefighter volunteered for the fire department and the Public Works Department for 16 years.
“He was a valuable asset to the city of West and was a great employee,” West Mayor Tommy Muska said of the victim.
“I can't say enough about his attitude about work and life. He just had a get-it-done attitude.”
