Accident articles related to First Responders
A car crashed into a parked excavator on SR-78 in Oceanside, severely injuring both occupants. The driver was airlifted to a trauma center while the passenger went into traumatic cardiac arrest. Traffic was backed up as first responders worked to clear the scene.
A crew with the Los Angeles County Fire Department was involved in a traffic collision in Santa Clarita. The crew had been dispatched to Whites Canyon Road and Nadal Street on reports of an earlier collision. One victim was taken to a nearby hospital in unknown condition.
A fatal accident involving a semi occurred in Sedalia, Kentucky. The driver, Mark Smith, lost control of the vehicle and was unable to be saved by first responders. The semi caught fire and exploded, resulting in a fatality.
First responders rescued a person who was trapped in a car after a vehicle accident in Harlem on Thursday, injuring three people.
A truck hauling metal products crashed in Pilger, Nebraska on Friday, causing traffic delays. The driver was extracted using the jaws of life and taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A truck ran a red light at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Beryl Road near the Waffle House around 10:30 a.m. The driver of an SUV crashed into the truck after it ran the red light, causing the truck to tip over. There were no injuries or fire, but the crash caused a hazard and traffic jam.