Serious Accident On RT. 41

Date: October 26, 2009
By: Firefighter Tim McDonnell

At 3:22 p.m. Station 23 was alerted for an auto accident on Route 41 at the Avondale exit ramp of the Route 1 Bypass. Less than a minute after the original dispatch, Station 23 was re-alerted for an auto accident reported serious adding Medic 94 and Station 22 (West Grove) for a rescue truck. After a short time later, units arrived on scene to find a dump truck and a small sedan that had collided, then slid off of the roadway.  EMT’s provided patient care and packaging for transport while the crews from Squad 23 and Engine 23-3 secured the vehicles.



Units: Engine 23-3; Squad 23; Traffic 23
Mutual Aid:
Rescue 22 (West Grove); Medic 94; Sky Flight Care Helicopter; PSP; Blittersdorf Towing and Recovery; Nulls Towing