Latest news with #extrication
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Woman injured, extricated after crashing into parked semi
DENVER (KDVR) — A woman had to be extricated from her vehicle after crashing into a parked semi-truck in Fort Collins, according to a social media post from Poudre Fire Authority. Poudre Fire responded to a call about a vehicle that had collided with a parked semi-truck around 1:40 a.m. on May 22. The incident occurred near the intersection of Technology Parkway and Precision Drive. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found a woman trapped in a damaged SUV. F-16 Vipers to flyover these Colorado areas over Memorial Day weekend They began to administer medical aid while also using specialized tools to disassemble the vehicle around her. After she was freed from the SUV, she was transported to a hospital with serious injuries. This was the second crash that required extrication and resulted in serious injuries within 12 hours which Poudre Fire was dispatched to. Poudre Fire said that distracted driving has become an epidemic in Colorado, and to remember that looking away or at a phone for even a few seconds is equal to driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed, and driving impaired is even worse. They also said that a phone, dropped item or drink can wait, and driving always demands full attention. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
2 extricated from vehicle following southeast Calgary crash
Calgary police say a driver and a child had to be extricated from the wreckage of their vehicle following a crash on Tuesday morning. At 9 a.m., a vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant in the 1200 block of 59 Avenue S.E. before hitting a tree, which fell onto the vehicle. The Calgary Fire Department was called to help the driver and their passenger, a child, out of the vehicle. Both victims were taken to hospital in stable condition.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
1 seriously injured in Springfield crash
A person was taken to the hospital by a medical helicopter after a two-vehicle crash in Springfield Friday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The scene of the crash is near the intersection of Tuttle and East National Road. TRENDING STORIES: 'I just heard him screaming;' 1 injured in Dayton shooting Local industrial facility closing; over 100 employees impacted Officers replace drugs with fakes in Dayton methamphetamine conspiracy case According to Clark County dispatch, a man had to be extricated from the vehicle. The crash investigation has been turned over to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Driver extricated after car crash in Hebron
HEBRON — Hebron first responders extricated the driver in a car crash on North Street Monday morning. 'The Hebron Fire Department responded to the area of 91 North Street for a reported motor vehicle accident,' a statement from the department said. The call came in at 11:21 a.m., and units were at the scene by 11:27 a.m. First responders from the Marlborough Fire Department, the Windham Hospital Paramedic Program and the Connecticut State Police also responded to the incident. 'Crews arrived to find a single vehicle off the roadway down an embankment that had rolled over,' the statement read. 'Crews worked diligently to extricate the sole victim of the vehicle.' The patient was then transported to Windham Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The accident is under investigation by the Connecticut State Police.
