MARYSVILLE, Wash. — A firefighter driving a Marysville Fire District aid car struck and killed a Bellingham man as he walked in the roadway.
The Seattle Times reports the 55-year-old victim, whose name has not been released, died at about 2 AM Saturday on Highway 529 on the bridge over Steamboat Slough.
The firefighters involved told police the man was walking in the road and despite their lifesaving measures, he died at the scene.
The two firefighters are on administrative leave pending an investigation.