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CONCORD- Emergency crews responded to two crashes on Interstate 85 in Concord early Tuesday morning. One of those accidents involved a Concord fire truck.

Concord firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Interstate 85 in the northbound lane between Bruton Smith Boulevard and Poplar Tent Road around 1 a.m.

According to a press release from the department, two engine companies and a Ladder Company responded to handle the crash. The Ladder Company and troopers with the NC State Highway patrol were blocking the inside three lanes and conducting final cleanup of the first accident when a BMW sideswiped a Concord fire engine, the release said.

The BMW failed to reduce speed, swerved to avoid the Highway patrol units and struck the fire ladder truck in the front right corner, shifting it several feet. The vehicle then proceeded north, coming to a stop in the far outside lane.

Firefighters then had to extract the driver from that vehicle, who became trapped after the collision. Emergency crews had to cut the roof off the car to get the driver free and he was rushed to Carolinas Medical Center NorthEast where he underwent emergency surgery.

No firefighters were injured in the collision.