Texas: Firefighter Struck Crossing Road

A Caldwell volunteer firefighter is recovering in a Bryan hospital after being hit by an 18-wheeler Monday evening. Burleson County authorities say the firefighter was responding to a structure fire on Highway 36 around 6:00 p.m.. The firefighter was crossing the road to get to a fire truck when he was hit by a slow moving 18-wheeler. The firefighter was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.