Monday, October 26, 2009

Enfield EMS Vehicle Hits Truck

According to Courant.com, an Enfield EMS sport-utility vehicle was answering to a call with sirens when the vehicle was hit by a pickup truck at the corner of South Road and Phoenix Avenue around 12:10 pm. Chief Edward Richards of the Enfield Fire Department said the EMS vehicle was going east on South Road, responding to a medical call at Blair Manor on Hazard Avenuewhen it was hit. Richards also added that three people: an EMS supervisor, and the driver and passenger of the Ford pickup truck were taken by ambulence from the scene to the nearby hospitals.

Debris from the accident was scattered across the intersection. The pickup truck was hauling a small trailer that became detached during the accident. Chief Richards said that the passenger in the truck was the most seriously injured and the driver of the truck had a leg injury. The names of the people involved or their injuries were not available right away.

-picture taken by: courant.com

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