2 firefighters die in crash
Two firefighters were killed and another seriously injured in the Cleveland National Forest when their vehicle ran off a road, flipped and hit an oak tree, authorities said Sunday.
Francesco Damico, 20, of Chula Vista and a 29-year-old man from Imperial County whose name was not released died at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday night as they tried to make a tight turn after leaving the U.S. Forest Service Pine Hills Station where they worked, authorities said.
Both men were dead when rescue workers arrived at the scene, said Paul Parker, a medical examiner for San Diego County.
Authorities were still trying to contact relatives of the unidentified man, Parker said.
Adrian Rios, 20, of Chula Vista survived the crash. Reports on his condition were not immediately available.
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