Entrapment Crash on Route 41

On Sunday evening at 22:59 hours, the Company and Christiana Ambulance were alerted to the intersection of Route 41 at Simmontown Road for a motor vehicle collision with unknown injury. Fire Chief 5-2 (Buckwalter) marked enroute at dispatch and arrived to confirm a serious two vehicle accident with rollover and one subject trapped. Communications upgraded the box adding Rescue 4-2 (Gap), an ALS truck and additional ambulance to the assignment.

Engine 5-2-1 (Swift) responded with a crew of five personnel followed by Tanker 5-2-1 (Manley) staffed with four members. Engine 5-2-1 was directed into the scene and the crew went into service stabilizing and depowering the vehicle with entrapment followed by placing the combi-tool in service. Rescue 4-2 arrived and sent their crew to assist in the extrication. The patient was removed from the vehicle and transported to a local trauma center by EMS. Two additional patients were transported to Jennersville Regional Hospital by Chester Ambulance 28.

Crews remained on the scene throughout the night assisting PSP with lighting while the incident was reconstructed. The final units cleared at 05:51 Monday morning.