Three first responders stand next to a fire truck that is hanging a large American flag from its ladder outside of the Oak Park Fire Department.
A fire truck flies an American flag outside of the Oak Park Fire Department on Sept. 11, 2026. Credit: Sydney Lovan

A car crashed into an Oak Park Fire Department engine Tuesday morning on Madison Street, according to the Village of Oak Park spokesperson.  

Just before 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 3, a car crossed the centerline and hit Fire Engine 603  around the 900 block of Madison Street. The fire truck was not responding to a call when the incident occurred.  

The firefighter paramedics were taken to local hospitals for evaluation, and no major injuries were reported, wrote the village spokesperson in a statement to Wednesday Journal. All of the crew members have been released.  

The driver was issued a citation, is receiving medical treatment and has not been arrested, according to the Oak Park Police Department spokesperson.

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