Junior Pennsylvania Firefighter Hit by Car

A junior Pennsylvania  firefighter was critically injured after he was hit by a car while trying to cross the road to help on an emergency call, reports CBS Pittsburgh.

The teen, 14-year old Brandon Schwalb, was living his dream. He’s wanted to be a firefighter from the time he was a child.

“I think he was like 8 or 9 years old, he would be here a the station with his dad,” says Mike Castner of the Lock Four Volunteer Fire Company. “He would be able walk around the truck and name all the tools on the truck.”

On Monday afternoon around 3 p.m., Schwalb was crossing Rt. 88 at the Charleroi-Monessen Bridge when he was hit by a vehicle while trying to get to the firehouse just up the hill.

A woman was driving the SUV that struck him. The impact tossed the teenager 30 feet.

Lock Four Firefirefighters were heading out to help a neighboring fire company.

“As we were enroute to that call, we were dispatched for a call in our area for a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident,” said Castner.

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