| At 7:02 am on April 10, the Limerick Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle accident with injuries on N Lewis Rd. Two minutes later, dispatch upgraded the incident to a vehicle rescue after a vehicle was reportedly flipped with one person trapped inside, unconscious. Chief 51, Deputy 51, Assistant 98, Rescue 51, Squad 51, 51 Fire Police, Rescue 98, Limerick Police, Freedom Valley EMS, and Friendship Ambulance responded.
Deputy 51 arrived on scene, assumed N. Lewis Road Command, and reported two occupants trapped in an overturned vehicle. Crews from Rescue 51 operated on the driver’s side, while Rescue 98’s crews worked on the passenger side. To access the patients, crews removed both the front and rear doors of the vehicle. The patients were safely extricated after the sides of the vehicle were completely removed and were then turned over to EMS for evaluation and treatment. Rescue operations were completed at 7:34 a.m.
The driver of the other involved vehicle was unharmed. Crews cleaned the debris from the roadway as tow trucks arrived to remove both involved vehicles. Fire Police directed the traffic in the intersection for the duration of rescue operations, and the roadway was open at 8:17 am.
Please remember that our top priority during roadway operations is the safety of our first responders. When a section of road is closed, motorists must follow the directions of fire police and use alternate routes to reach their destinations. By working together and respecting traffic control measures, we can help keep everyone safe on the road—both drivers and first responders! |
