Firetruck crashes after Christmas parade in Onslow County

A volunteer firefighter was hospitalized with serious injuries on Saturday after a firetruck crash in Onslow County.

One tire on the Hubert Volunteer Fire Department's firetruck exploded and the truck became uncontrollable, officials said.

The Fire Chief was driving the truck back from a local Christmas Parade.

"Our chief fought hard to control the truck, and managed to keep the truck upright as it impacted a driveway pipe and came to a stop," the Hubert Volunteer Fire Department wrote on Facebook.

The rest of the firefighters were "bruised and battered" but will recover.

"We ask that you keep us all in your prayers. We will be back, we will recover, and we will keep going," the fire department wrote on Facebook. "Brothers and sisters stand strong together."