‘The Pioneer Woman’, his cousin and husband, Ree Drummond, were in a collision on Wednesday while fighting a fire on the Drummond Ranch, officials confirmed.
Her cousin, 21-year-old Caleb Drummond, is in critical condition in the hospital and her husband, Ladd Drummond, reported no injuries, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said.
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According to the OHP, the two vehicles collided head-on due to strong winds over grass and gravel and Caleb was put out of the truck.
According to the report, Caleb is not wearing his seat belt. It is also said that there is no seat belt in Ladd’s fire truck.
Jerry Roberts, director of Osage County emergency management, said each vehicle had only one firefighter in it and that they collided with each driver’s side. He said the two firefighters are farm workers.
Osage Nation firefighters said more than 200 acres were burned.
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