Ambulances Respond to Fatal Accident on Route 10
 
By Battalion Chief John Sly
October 21, 2014
 

On Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 Ambulance 144 was dispatched at 0656 along with Fire and Rescue units from the Wagontown and Sadsburyville Fire Companies to the intersection of Route 10 and Route 340 in West Caln Township for an auto accident reported with occupants trapped.

Calls to 911 continued to provide additional information, updating the location to the 3100 block of Compass Road with reports of a dump truck overturned and an occupant of another vehicle trapped with serious injuries.

Ambulance 144 responded at 0658 and Ambulance 44-1 from the Westwood station also responded at 0701 after hearing the serious reports.

Wagontown Lieutenant Flinn was the first responder to arrive on the scene and confirmed the initial reports. Ambulance 144 arrived on the scene at 0707 and immediately began assessing the injuries.

Fire and Rescue units from Wagontown and Sadsburyville arrived just three minutes later and quickly deployed an assortment of rescue equipment and the hydraulic "Jaws of Life" tools to free the occupant of an SUV involved.

Despite sustaining heavy damage after striking the dump truck nearly head-on, rescue crews were able to free the occupant from the vehicle in just 22 minutes.

EMS personnel from Westwood along with multiple Medic 93 units began advanced medical care while preparing the patient to be flown to a local trauma center by air medical helicopter. However, due to the patient's condition, immediate care to the closest hospital was required and the patient was transported to Brandywine Hospital by Ambulance 44-1 and the Medevac 3 flight crew.

Unfortunately, following transport, the patient succumbed to injuries sustained in the collision.

Ambulance 144 cleared the scene and remained available for calls at 0750 and Ambulance 44-1 cleared the hospital at 0908.

Our thoughts are with the family affected by this serious accident.

Some photos are courtesy of Vinny Tennis and the Daily Local News.
 
Units: Ambulance 144 and Ambulance 44-1
 
Mutual Aid: Medic 93-1, Medic 93-2, Medic 93-3, Medevac 3
 
Fire, Rescue, and EMS personnel from Wagontown, Sadsburyville, and Westwood begin to rescue the driver of this vehicle involved in the collision
Fire, Rescue, and EMS personnel from Wagontown, Sadsburyville, and Westwood begin to rescue the driver of this vehicle involved in the collision
Rescue crews begin to cut the vehicle to remove the driver
Rescue crews begin to cut the vehicle to remove the driver
 
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The other vehicle involved can be seen in the background of this photo of the overturned truck
The other vehicle involved can be seen in the background of this photo of the overturned truck
 
Sadsburyville Engine 31-1 and Ambulance 144 on the scene
Sadsburyville Engine 31-1 and Ambulance 144 on the scene
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Air medical helicopter Medevac 3 overhead
Air medical helicopter Medevac 3 overhead
The significant damage sustained to the vehicle
The significant damage sustained to the vehicle
 
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Overhead view of the scene from SkyForce10
Overhead view of the scene from SkyForce10
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This SUV was involved in a head-on collision with a dump truck in West Caln Township
This SUV was involved in a head-on collision with a dump truck in West Caln Township
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