Just
before 5:30 a.m. this morning Auburn Fire Rescue along with Auburn Police was dispatched
to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Southbridge St.
and Hampton St. The car was reported to be on its side into a tree and on fire.
On
arrival crews found a female driver trapped in the vehicle and there were no
other occupants. Auburn Fire Chief Stephen M. Coleman Jr. said this was a very
complex extrication that took Fire Rescue crews almost an hour to remove the
patient from the vehicle. “Crews did an excellent job under some tough
conditions with vehicle placement and the serious injuries of the patient”
Coleman said.
AFRD
was assisted on scene by an Ambulance from UMASS Emergency Medical Services and
the patient was transported to UMASS Memorial University Campus with serious
injuries. The accident is under investigation by officers assigned to the
CEMLEC Accident Reconstruction Unit.
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Contact:
Chief
Stephen M. Coleman Jr.
Auburn
Fire Rescue Department
scoleman@town.auburn.ma.us
