A 29-year-old man has been fined after he drove with early-morning ice on his windscreen and crashed into a hearth truck.
Firefighters had been amongst these on the scene of a two-car crash within the Canberra suburb of Isabella Plains, when a automobile collided with their truck at about 8.15am on Friday.
ACT Police stated the fireplace truck was stationary on the time, with each its purple and blue emergency lights and amber hazard lights working.
Excessive-visibility orange witches hats had been additionally being positioned across the car.
No emergency providers crews had been injured within the collision.
The white Hyundai Accent driver was fined $398 for negligent driving and $205 for driving his motorcar with no clear view.
Police stated the driving force "was fortunate to not have brought about dying or severe damage".
The collision comes a fortnight after ACT Police issued a reminder to motorists of the need to take away ice from their automobiles and guarantee they've a transparent view earlier than driving.
Free ice scrapers are presently obtainable from all police stations within the territory.