Motor Vehicle Collision with Extrication on Waterbury Road

 
By CFD Web Administrator
January 30, 2013
 

On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at approximately 5:30 PM, Cheshire Fire Fighters responded to Waterbury Road, near the intersection of Mixville Road, for a two-vehicle collision with one occupant trapped inside one of the vehicles.

Fire Fighters from Rescue 1 and Engine 2 arrived on scene within minutes and immediately went to work in removing the occupant of a Honda sedan using the hydraulic rescue tools from Rescue 1.

Less than 5 minutes after arrival, the patient was successfully removed from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital by Campion Ambulance Service Medics. The driver of the second vehicle was also transported to a local hospital by Campion Ambulance Service.

The collision is under investigation by the Cheshire Police Department.

 
Units: Cheshire Fire: Car 1, Car 2, Car 3, Car 4, Engine 2, Rescue 1
 
Mutual Aid: Cheshire Police Department, Campion Ambulance Service