SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 7:22 PM on Tuesday, July 15, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Friendship Fire Company of Englewood, the Altamont Fire Company and Minersville Fire-Rescue to Interstate 81 North at the 121.2 milemarker for a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries.
Englewood Engine 369 went responding and was advised of a single vehicle accident involving a rollover into the woods. Frackville Ambulance 4302 arrived on scene first and found a small passenger vehicle rolled over and down the embankment. EMS reported all occupants were out of the vehicle and it appeared the driver had been ejected. ALS was added to the run.
Engine 369 and Rescue 518 arrived on the scene and assisted EMS with patient packaging and bringing the patient up the embankment. Altamont Engine 367 was diverted to the Schuylkill Mall to set up a landing zone for aeromedical.
Once the patient was loaded, EMS transported the patient to the mall where aeromedical was met to fly the patient to a trauma center. On the scene, firefighters assisted State Police with clearing the roadway of debris before going available.
