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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
Cheshire Fire Fighters worked to free the sole occupant and driver of a Honda sedan shown to the left of the two vehicles in the center of the picture.
The collision occurred on Waterbury Road, just east of Mixville Road. Two vehicles were involved.
