FDNY firefighter dies after fall through bridge while responding to accident
An FDNY firefighter responding to a car accident in Brooklyn fell from the Mill Basin overpass and later died at a hospital.
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Jan 7, 2019, 11:54 AM
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Updated 2,221 days ago
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An FDNY firefighter responding to a car accident in Brooklyn fell from the Mill Basin overpass and later died at a hospital.
Steven Pollard was responding to a two-car accident when he slipped through a gap in the road and fell 50 feet.
Pollard was taken to Kings County hospital, where he later died.
Pollard comes from a family of FDNY firefighters.
His father is retired, and his brother is currently with Ladder Company 114 in Brooklyn.
AP wire services helped contribute to this report.
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