LEHIGH COUNTY, PA – Firefighters from Station 24 (Slatington) were dispatched shortly after 9 PM to the area of the Slate Bowl Bowling Alley on PA Route 873 for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. Northern Valley EMS (Medic 67) was also dispatched.
Chief 2401 (K. Weaver) was advised of a two vehicle accident in the area with at least one person injured and the vehicles still in the roadway.
The chief arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle, rear-end style crash, with one vehicle sustaining heavy damage. Route 873 Command was established.
Rescue 2441 was directed into the scene and ordered to stabilize the vehicle and assist with patient packaging. Fire police were ordered to shut the roadway down in the vicinity of the accident.
Once the patient was loaded, fire crews remained on scene to control hazards and await the towing company. One patient was transported to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Campus with non-life-threatening injuries.
The roadway was closed for around one hour.
