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Vehicle Extrication
Hellertown, PA
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: Passenger Bus Carrying 22 Collides With NY Driver In Poconos, Police Say
A head-on crash between a passenger bus and a car left a woman seriously injured in Tobyhanna Township, police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The collision happened at the intersection of State Route 940 and the Interstate 380 northbound on-ramp at 11:01 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to Pocono Mountain Regional Police. Investigators said a 2006 Vanderhaul passenger bus carrying 22 passengers was traveling east on SR 940 when the driver, Ming Zhang, 39, of Flushing, New York, turned left onto the on-ramp. At the same time, a Nissan Versa driven by Jada Lilly, 27, of Long Pond, was he…
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Pulled From Flipped SUV Off Palisades Parkway In Clarkstown
Emergency crews sprang into action early in the morning after a serious two-car crash left one driver trapped inside an overturned SUV along the Palisades Parkway in Rockland County. The crash happened around 6:54 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, when Hillcrest Fire Company was dispatched for a vehicle extrication on the southbound side of the Palisades Parkway. Upon arrival, crews discovered that one of the vehicles, an SUV, had veered off the roadway and come to rest on its side in a wooded area—with the driver still inside and unable to get out. Firefighters responded swiftly, work…
Meriden, CT
Police & Fire
Car Plunges 40 Feet Down Embankment In Meriden; Teen Driver Hospitalized After Rescue
A 19-year-old woman was seriously injured when her car veered off the road and plunged 40 feet down an embankment, authorities said. The crash happened near the intersection of Woodland Ridge and Golden Street in Meriden on Wednesday, April 9, around 2:45 p.m., according to police. The woman, who was driving a Toyota 4Runner, lost control and drove down the steep embankment, where firefighters had to descend the slope and extricate her from the SUV, Meriden police said. Emergency crews successfully removed her from the vehicle, but she suffered serious injuries. Paramedics transported her …
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
Police & Fire
Trapped Box Truck Driver Freed In Wyckoff Rollover Crash: Fire Department
A driver was extricated from an overturned vehicle following a serious crash in Wyckoff early Monday morning, March 17, authorities said. Wyckoff firefighters and first responders were dispatched around 4:30 a.m. for a reported motor vehicle crash, according to the Wyckoff Fire Department. When responders arrived on scene, they confirmed a single-vehicle rollover with the driver trapped inside, the fire department said. The situation was quickly upgraded to an entrapment response. Firefighters successfully extricated the driver and transferred them to Midland Park BLS and Valley Hospital A…
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Speeding Teen Flips Car, Takes Down Fire Hydrant In New Milford Crash, Police Say
A 19-year-old driver from New Milford lost control of his car and flipped it onto its side in a high-speed crash early Sunday morning, March 9, police said. New Milford Police received multiple 911 calls around 4:18 a.m., about a single-car crash in front of 632 Asbury St., according to Police Chief Brian Clancy. Officers arrived alongside the New Milford Fire Department and Holy Name EMS to find the wrecked vehicle and a damaged fire hydrant. The driver admitted to police that he lost control due to speeding and is facing reckless and careless driving summonses, Clancy said. Despite the dr…
Mount Wolf-Manchester, PA
News
SUV Slams Into York County Home, Driver Trapped And Seriously Hurt: West Manchester Police
A violent crash left a driver seriously injured after their SUV barreled into a York County home, West Manchester Township police announced Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Officers responded to the 2400 block of Church Road at 11:55 a.m., finding a chaotic scene involving three vehicles, police said. Investigators determined a gray SUV sped westbound on Church Road, blew through the Redwood Road intersection, plowed through a yard, and smashed into two parked vehicles before crashing into the home and flipping onto its side. Firefighters from Dover Township Fire Department, responding under mutual…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Extricated In Hasbrouck Heights Crash, Firefighters Say
Hasbrouck Heights emergency responders were kept busy Monday, Dec. 30, handling two back-to-back emergencies that tested their swift response and teamwork. After clearing a gas leak on Raymond Street, Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department units were dispatched to the Boulevard in front of Borough Hall for a motor vehicle accident involving possible entrapment. Chief 62 arrived at the scene to find one person trapped inside a vehicle and immediately transmitted a 10-30 for assistance, the department said on Facebook. Crews from Squad 1 and Engine 2 worked together to stabilize the vehicle and sa…
Pine Plains-Amenia, NY
Police & Fire
ROPE
Rescue
: Car Plunges Down Icy Embankment In Wassaic
A person was rescued after their car crashed down an icy embankment in Dutchess County. At approximately 5:30pm Wassaic Fire was dispatched for an auto accident car down an embankment in area of Nelson Hill... Posted by Wassaic Fire Rescue "The Blue Crew" on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 The crash occurred at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the area of Nelson Hill Road and Deep Hill Road on Route 22 in Wassaic, according to the Wassaic Fire Department Blue Crew. The victim was entrapped in the vehicle, and a rope crew from Amenia Fire was called to help Wassaic Fire. After securing the…
Bernardsville, NJ
Police & Fire
Photos Show Tanker Trunk Hauling 8,500 Gallons Of Gas Crush Cars In Bernardsville
Police have provided an update and firefighters have shared photos of the crash involving a tanker truck and two passenger vehicles Wednesday, Oct. 2 in Bernardsville. One person was airlifted and four people were taken by ground to various hospitals after the crash with a 2018 Kenworth tractor-trailer loaded with 8,500 gallons of gasoline on Anderson Hill Road just north of Seney Drive around 8:20 a.m., Bernardsville police said. Wednesday morning 29 Fire along with @peapackgladstonefd were requested into Bernardsville for the fuel tanker on top of... Posted by Far Hills-Bedminster Fir…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
Photos Show 50-Foot Rescue Of French Bulldog Who Went Tumbling Down Cliff Along Palisades
Talk about a happy tail. A French bulldog named Klipse who went tumbling 40 feet down a cliff at Palisades Interstate Park was rescued by Port Authority Police officers on Tuesday morning July 30, PAPD spokeswoman Lenis Valens said. PAPD's Emergency Service Unit got the call from the George Washington Bridge command around 6:50 that morning. Within minutes, Officer Nicola spotted Klipse on the slope, according to Valens. PAPD PBA Using a rope rescue system, Nicola and his partner, Officer Kuchie, rappelled down to reach the stranded pup. According to Valens, the offi…
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Trapped Driver Rescued After I-95 Crash In Westport
A driver was extricated during an overnight crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened just before 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 7, in Westport, northbound between exits 17 and 18. According to Westport Fire Department Assistant Chief Brian Meadows, when engines arrived, one vehicle with heavy damage was pinned under the guard rail, with one occupant still inside. A crew conducted an initial patient assessment, deployed a protective hose line, and assisted with stabilization. After the vehicle was stabilized, they began extricating the …
Gaithersburg, MD
Traffic
One Hospitalized In Four-Vehicle Crash That Temporarily Tied Up Traffic On I-270 In Maryland
One person had to be extricated from a vehicle and several others were evaluated by paramedics following a crash on I-270 in Montgomery County on Thursday afternoon. First responders were called to the southbound lanes of the interstate at around 2:30 p.m. on June 6, where there was a reported multi-vehicle crash involving several drivers near I-370. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson, four cars were involved, and five people were evaluated by paramedics, four of whom denied a trip to the hospital. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 One of the driver…
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued From Flipped Car After Crash On Route 1 In Rye
A driver was pulled from their flipped vehicle after a crash on a busy main route in Westchester. The incident happened on Friday, May 24 around 6:30 p.m. on Boston Post Road (Route 1) in the area of Playland Parkway in the city of Rye, officials said. According to city officials, Rye firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes and found that a vehicle had flipped on its side with a driver stuck inside. Crews then worked to stabilize the car before using extrication tools to free the victim inside. The driver was then put into the care of EMS crews, officials said. The extent of their…
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
2 Injured In 2-Car Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway In Hartsdale
Two people were injured in a collision on a busy parkway in Westchester, including one victim who had to be extricated from their damaged vehicle. The incident happened on Friday, March 15 at around 2 p.m., when two vehicles collided on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Hartsdale, according to the Hartsdale Fire Department. Arriving crews worked to stabilize the two vehicles and extricated one person from a damaged car. The cause of the crash and the extent of the injuries were not detailed by the department.
Pittsfield, MA
News
2 Drivers Cut From Cars Following Western Mass Crash: Police
Authorities in Berkshire County had to cut two people from their cars after a crash in Pittsfield on Sunday afternoon, Sept. 10. Police were called to the intersection of Lakeway and Valentine Roads just before 1:30 p.m. after a Hyundai SUV and a Subaru crashed into one another, Pittsfield police said. An initial investigation said the Subaru ran the westbound stop sign and crashed into the northbound SUV, Pittsfield police said. The impact knocked the Hyundai onto its driverside, and the car slid into the side of the road, authorities said. Firefighters had to extri…
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
2 Trapped Occupants Rescued From Crashed Car On I-287 In Purchase
Two people were hospitalized after becoming trapped inside a flipped car following a crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 20 around 1:45 a.m., when emergency crews were sent to a crash on I-287 in Purchase in the area of mile marker 9.0, according to the Purchase Fire Department. While on the way to the crash, state police confirmed that the response would require extricating the car's two occupants. Crews then arrived at the scene and found a vehicle flipped on its side on the right shoulder of the roadway. Firefighters then began…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
36-Year-Old Passenger ID'd After Deadly In Crash Into Tree: Pennsylvania State Police
A 36-year-old woman has died at a Central Pennsylvania hospital following a crash into a tree, authorities say. Kelly Jo Swartz of Mount Holly Springs was riding with a 40-year-old man when he lost control of his vehicle going west on Pine Road, near North Dickinson School Road in Dickinson Township around 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, authorities say and public records confirm. The vehicle crashed into a tree and sustained heavy damage, according to a state police release the following day. Swartz, "was mechanically extricated and flown via medical helicopter f…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Person Hospitalized After Vehicle Rolls Over, Hits Tree In Manchester
One person was sent to a hospital after their vehicle rolled over and slammed into a tree by Interstate 384 in Hartford County. The crash happened on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 2, when the vehicle hit the tree and also became wedged against a guardrail, according to Manchester Fire Rescue EMS. Because the car was pinned, the occupant had to be extricated. First responders were able to accomplish this by stabilizing the vehicle with struts, cutting the guardrail out of the way so they could have better access, and then cutting off the vehicle's roof with hydraulic tools to free the driver. …
Cambridge, MA
Police & Fire
Lowell Man Facing OUI Charge For Horrendous Head-On Wilmington Crash: Police
A man from Lowell is expected to be charged with OUI in connection with a Wilmington crash that seriously injured two people, authorities said. Police responded to the two-car crash on Main Street in Wilmington, near the Woburn line, around 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 13, Wilmington Police said. Upon arrival, officers saw an apparent head-on collision between a 2019 GMC Yukon and a 2018 Audi A3. MVA Rt 38 @ Woburn line. The jaws of life was used for both to be extricated. Area closed at this time for accident recon. #wilmingtonfire pic.twitter.com/jjMVXBRPUC — Wilmington Fire Departme…
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
News
Trapped Driver Freed By Firefighters After SUV Rolls Onto Route 17
Firefighters extricated a trapped driver whose SUV rolled onto Route 17. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering the southbound highway from Paramus Road shortly after 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. Ridgewood police and Emergency Services also responded with village firefighters, who cut out the front windshield to free the driver. The victim was walked to a waiting ambulance after her Honda CR-V landed on its passenger side entering southbound Route 17 in Ridgewood.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE All Points Towing removed the…
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
News
Firefighters Free Severely Injured Driver In NJ Turnpike Pileup
Firefighters extricated the driver of a Lincoln SUV following a chain-reaction crash involving a tractor-trailer on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Bergen County. Four victims in all were hospitalized, one of whom was in traumatic arrest, following the pileup shortly before noon Monday near the Emerson Street overpass in Ridgefield Park, responders said. A Jeep and a third SUV were also involved in the crash near mile marker 117.8. Aftermath.Jerry DeMarco Ridgefield Park firefighters freed the trapped driver and cleaned up a large fuel spill. State Police confirmed the crash and…
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Trapped Victim Extricated Following Head-On Hunterdon County Crash
A trapped victim was extricated from a vehicle following a head-on crash in Hunterdon County, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 202 northbound near Burgers Motorcycle in Flemington shortly before 12:25 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, according to the Three Bridges Volunteer Fire Department, which responded alongside the Whitehouse Rescue Squad. The vehicle was stabilized before crew members used spreaders and cutters to remove the door and safely remove the victim. The rescue was performed and the patient turned over to EMTs “in a matter of minutes,” the fire company said. The road…
Paterson, NJ
News
Driver Critically Injured In Wayne Rollover
A driver was critically injured in a rollover crash Saturday morning in Wayne, responders said. Township firefighters sawed the roof of the Jeep to extricate the victim following the 6:30 a.m. crash on Black Oak Ridge Road (Route 202) near Ashlyn Court. The cause wasn't immediately determined. The victim was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson. Wayne police, firefighters and EMS responded. Black Oak Ridge Road remained closed temporarily between Ashlyn Court and Jackson Avenue. Aftermath.CONTRIBUTED
Englewood, NJ
News
Rescue
: Police Heroes Free Trapped Driver Knocked Cold In Crash Between 9W And PIP
A team of police officers rescued a trapped driver who’d been knocked unconscious Thursday when her car barreled down an embankment and into a wooded area between Route 9W and the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The 63-year-old Cliffside Park motorist’s 2011 Toyota Corolla was in a precarious position after veering across the shoulder of northbound 9W, hitting a rock wall, vaulting into a tree and then careening down the embankment shortly before 9 a.m., Tenafly Police Capt. Michael deMoncada said. Tenafly police were joined at the scene by fellow officers from Englewood Cliffs and the Palisa…
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
Victims Extracted From Separate Crashes Overnight In Fairfield County
A fire department in Fairfield County performed two separate vehicle extractions overnight. The first extrication in Norwalk occurred at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Wilson Avenue, in the Rowayton section of the city, just after 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6. Norwalk firefighters assisted the Rowayton Volunteer firefighters with extricating a lone male driver from a Mitsubishi Outlander that had rolled onto its driver’s side door, after colliding with a pickup truck, said Deputy Chief Edward Prescott of the Norwalk Fire Department. The roof of the vehicle was removed to allow…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two Seriously Injured In Multi-Vehicle Northern Westchester Crash
Two people were seriously injured during a multiple-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester that shut down Route 100. The crash took place around 4:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, on Route 100 in Twin Knolls in Somers. Somers Fire/EMS responded to the crash and found a four-vehicle crash with numerous patients and heavy damage to two of the vehicles, the department said. Two serious patients were found in one car that required extrication. Upon the arrival of Rescue 20 Somers, members quickly began working on the extrication and had it completed in short order. All of the pati…
Englewood, NJ
News
Three Extricated From Minivan, Nine Injured In Palisades Interstate Parkway Pileup
UPDATE: Five minivan occupants had to be hospitalized -- three of whom were extricated by police -- following a multi-vehicle crash that closed the northbound Palisades Interstate Parkway on Saturday for nearly an hour and a half, authorities said. The 2008 Chrysler minivan, a 2013 BMW X5 SUV and a 2013 Toyota coupe were involved in the 12:30 p.m. crash at Exit 4 on the parkway's northbound side in Alpine, PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. Nine occupants in all required attention after Parkway police extricated three trapped victims from the minivan, Walter said. The five…
