A California firefighter was praised after being spotted comforting a young girl while her mother and sister were treated for injuries they got in a car crash.
A big rig crossed into oncoming traffic on a highway near San Diego, according to KNSD. Inside one of the cars the truck hit was a mother, along with her two young daughters and another adult family member.
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