Fire truck and vehicle collision in Magnolia leaves two people dead

MAGNOLIA — Two Pine Hill residents died in a collision here between their car and a fire truck here, authorities say.

John Bishop, 68, and Marie Endicott, 75, were fatally injured Wednesday morning in a crash at White Horse Pike and Warwick Road, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.

Their vehicle collided around 9:55 a.m. with a Lawnside Fire Company truck that was responding to a cardiac arrest call in Magnolia, the prosecutor's office said in a statement Thursday.

Two people in a car died in a collision Wednesday morning between their vehicle and a fire truck at White Horse Pike and Warwick Road in Magnolia.
Two people in a car died in a collision Wednesday morning between their vehicle and a fire truck at White Horse Pike and Warwick Road in Magnolia.

Three firefighters who were inside the fire truck sustained minor injuries.

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An investigation is underway into the accident, which snarled traffic in the heavily traveled area, the prosecutor's office said.

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