| Friday June 14th, 2013, at 9:54 am, St. Stephens Fire responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident with unknown injuries. Station 4 arrived on the scene to find a two vehicle collision with heavy damage to the front driver side corners of both vehicles. The driver of each vehicle was confirmed entrapped within their vehicle. Station 4 notified the communication center of a double entrapment and also advised them that the roadway would be completely shut down. Fire crews performed extrication on two patients and both patients were free within seven minutes after the arrival of the fire department. Station 4 assisted EMS with patient care, and provided one fire personal with EMS emergency traffic to the hospital. A total of two patients were injured and transported to local hospitals. The roadway was re-opened after one hour when all hazards were removed from the roadway. NC SHP was on the scene to investigate the accident. |