Accident on Jefferson Street

Engine 8, Medic 1, and Ladder 1 (currently replaced by the HTR truck) responded at shift change to a vehicle accident on Jefferson Street this morning. A boom truck was struck by a semi as a worker was working several stories up. The knuckle of the boom truck was hanging out into the street and a semi hit it as it traveled down Jefferson. The worker rode the boom all the way to the ground and was seriously injured in the fall. The worker was transported to RMH, his condition is unknown.