OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A firefighter was taken to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle in Butler County.
Oneida Valley Fire Chief Gary Wulff told Channel 11 that the department was called to the 800 block of Oneida Valley Road in Oakland Township at 5:33 p.m. on Friday for reports of a tree down on the road.
While they were at the scene, another tree went down and knocked a firefighter into the side of the road that was still open to traffic, the chief said. That firefighter was then hit by a vehicle.
Chief Wulff said the firefighter was taken to Allegheny General Hospital via ambulance.
The firefighter, Mike King, was identified by his family over social media on Saturday.
In a statement, King’s sister Stacey Shields said he was seriously injured and is now facing reconstructive surgery on his face and plating of his ribs.
Shields said her brother has “a very long road” of recovery ahead, but she thanked the public for their support.
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