SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Three people were injured in a two vehicle crash on Ringtown Boulevard in Union Township Tuesday morning around 10:30. Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire District 30 (Ringtown Valley), Shenandoah Engine 742 (Columbia) and Shenandoah ALS to the area of the scenic overlook on Ringtown Boulevard for a motor vehicle crash with injuries.
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Medic 6402 arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle crash involving two passenger vehicles with one vehicle rolled over in the middle of the roadway. After a quick scene size-up EMS found three patients requiring transport and requested a second ALS unit.
Engine 742 arrived on the scene and began to control hazards while EMS cared for the patients. Shenandoah Heights Engine 881 was dispatched to the intersection of Ringtown Blvd and Route 924 for traffic control as traffic was beginning to back up as the entire roadway was blocked.
Engine 30-15 arrived on the scene and assisted EMS in packaging the patients from the rolled over vehicle while the 742 crew proceeded to help EMS extricate a patient from the other vehicle and load that patient into the waiting ambulance.
The Pennsylvania State Police were on the scene investigating the crash while fire crews worked to clean up the roadway. Two patients were transported to local hospitals while the other was transported to a trauma center, all by Shenandoah EMS.
