Monday August 31, 2009 at 0847 hours, units from the North Beach VFD and Ambulance 5 (Dunkirk VFD) were alerted for the auto accident at Mt Harmony Rd and Rue Court. Units arrived to find a two-vehicle head-on accident with 2 persons trapped in a car and one person trapped in a pick-up truck. This information added Chief 6A (Montgomery), Squad 6 (Bingham), and Ambulance 69 (Fitzgerald) to the call. Squad 6 arrived and split into two crews. Both sets of HURST "O" cutters, the Jaws, and 2 rams were utilized to remove both front doors, the entire roof, and a dash roll. In addition, the driver's door of the pick-up had to be forced and removed to free the driver. The 2 trapped persons in the auto were flown with critical injuries to PG Shock Trauma. Ambulance 69 handled care of one patient. Squad 6 handled the Landing Zone and units returned to service at 1000 hours.
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