VIDEOS: Firefighter Suffers Seizure Behind The Wheel, FDNY Truck Damages 12 Vehicles in Brooklyn

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A firefighter suffered a seizure behind the wheel � sending an FDNY firetruck crashing into several cars parked in Brooklyn on Wednesday evening.

The accident happened just after 6:00PM at East New York Avenue and St. Marks Avenue in Brownsville.�FDNY Ladder 120 was heading back to the firehouse on Watkins Street and did not have lights or sirens on at the time.

The truck had been stopped at a traffic light when the driver suffered some sort of seizure. His foot hit the accelerator and the truck veered left, jumping a curb and slamming into a row of parked vehicles�with such force, one of them went airborne.

Six firefighters, including the driver, were sent to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center with non-serious injuries, the FDNY said.

Surreal images from the scene show a black Acura SUV sandwiched on top of a white Sedan, with a fire truck rammed into them at an angle.

Police say at least a dozen cars were damaged.

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