WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Faulty brakes on a fire truck may have caused the crash last week between the fire truck and a D.C. police car, according to a report by D.C. police.
The truck was pulled to the left because of an imbalance in the breaking system, the report said. A cage engaged on the rear right axle may have contributed to the truck being pulled when the breaks were applied.
The report comes after a WUSA9 investigation that revealed fire personnel reported an air leak and a faulty valve bracket on the truck hours before the crash. The leak, however, was not sufficient enough to place the truck out of service, according to D.C. fire.
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D.C. fire now says it is now checking the brakes on all of its vehicles.
A police officer and a firefighter suffered non-life threatening injuries in the crash, which happened last Monday in the 2700 block of Porter Street NW.
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