SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. – Two crashes sent two drivers to area hospitals during the evening hours of Wednesday, May 2.
The first crash came in around 7 PM in the 200 Block of South Main Street in Shenandoah. Crews arrived on scene to find a PT Cruiser versus a tree with the driver still in the vehicle. A crew from Squrt 64-20 popped the door to access the patient who was transported to a local hospital by Shenandoah EMS. Rescue 64-50 and Shenandoah Police were on the scene as well.
Around 7:30 PM, District 30 (Ringtown Valley) was sent with Mahanoy City West End Rescue 993 to the area of Creekside Restaurant on Ringtown Boulevard for a motor vehicle accident with entrapment.
Squad 30-15 arrived on scene to find one vehicle over an embankment on Little Mountain Road with the driver still in the vehicle. Personnel began to stabilize the vehicle while others assessed the patient.
The passenger door was forced open and crews were able to bring the patient out to a nearby backboard. Rescue 993 arrived and assisted bringing the patient up to the roadway where the person was taken to a local hospital by Northumberland MICU 93. The Pennsylvania State Police were on the scene to investigate the crash.
