SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – Around 6:00 PM on July 10, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched the Tamaqua Fire Department, Citizens and South Ward fire companies, and Tamaqua EMS to the intersection of West Broad Street and Catawissa Street in Tamaqua for a motor vehicle accident involving a car into a house.
First responding units were advised of a Jeep that had lost control and smashed into a house along Broad Street. Initial calls reported no injuries on the scene.
Engine 784 and Squad 783 arrived on the scene to find a red Jeep that crashed into the “D” side of a home. All occupants were out of the vehicle and the house had sustained serious damage. Fire police responded to the scene and closed a portion of Broad Street which is also PA Route 209.
Tamaqua EMS 6504 arrived and found three patients that needed evaluation. No one was seriously injured in the wreck. The road remained closed for nearly an hour as Tamaqua Police investigated the scene and the car was removed from the residence.
Dozens of neighbors crowded the street to catch a glimpse of the accident and snap a few photos.
