SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, PA – At 5:15 AM on Saturday, October 12, Schuylkill County 9-1-1 dispatched Fire District 9 (Sheppton-Oneida Fire) to Shenandoah Mountain Road and Mahanoy City Mountain Road in East Union Township for a motor vehicle accident.
Engine 09-10 and Squad 09-70 arrived on the scene to find one vehicle rolled over in the middle of Route 924. Prior to the fire department’s arrival a second vehicle traveling on 924 smashed into the overturned vehicle.
Firefighters shut down the roadway at the intersection of 924 and 339 while Shenandoah Heights Fire was dispatched to shut down 924 on the south side of the accident. The engine crew controlled hazards on both vehicles. EMS was requested to evaluate one of the drivers.
The roadway was closed for over an hour while police investigated the accident and the vehicles were removed from the roadway.
