Milton, PA- On
Monday February 14 at 1225 the Milton and Turbot Township fire
departments were dispatched to a single vehicle MVA with
entrapment on SR 147. First arriving chiefs found a Plymouth
Voyager that had left the roadway and traveled several hundred
feet before coming to rest on its passenger side with the roof
wrapped around a tree. Three children in the back seats were
removed by bystanders, two with moderate injuries. The driver
self extricated and was walking around the scene. The seriously
injured female passenger was on her side in a fetal position
with her legs pinned between the door and dashboard.
After stabilizing
the car crews used the X-Tractor cutters to cut both A-posts.
Sawzalls were then used to cut across the roof at the tree to
gain access. The rams were then utilized between the tree and
dash to gain enough room to free the passengers legs. The
passenger was flown by Lifeflight to the Geisinger Medical
Center.
Units on scene:
Chief 1501(Shaffer), Chief 1502(Ulrich), Chief 1503(Gaugler),
Rescue 15-1, Engine 15-1, Engine 17-1(Turbot Twp.), Milton
Ambulance, William Cameron Engine Co. BLS, Evangelical Community
Hospital ALS, Area Services MICU.