By Associated Press - Monday, January 4, 2021

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - An off-duty firefighter has died due to injuries he sustained when his car overturned during a car crash in North Carolina.

Raleigh Fire Lt. Herman Gregory Ellis was the sole occupant in his car during the multi-vehicle crash Sunday in Raleigh, news outlets reported. He was then taken to a hospital, where he died.

“Greg was a great union man through and through, an even better ‘old school’ fireman, dedicated father, and a great friend to many,” the Raleigh Fire Fighters Professional Association said Sunday in a Facebook post.



Ellis had been with the city’s fire department for more than a decade.

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