Botetourt County and regional first responders are mourning the death of an Eagle Rock volunteer firefighter who was fatally struck Friday by an emergency vehicle at an accident scene.
Roger D. Johns, 63, of Eagle Rock was serving as a ground guide at a auto wreck on U.S. 220 at Catawba Creek Road when he was injured at around 3 p.m.
A 55-year-old department employee, who was not identified, was backing up an emergency vehicle to block the roadway and struck Johns, state police said.
Johns died at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. The driver of the department vehicle was not injured.