July 7, 2004

One injured following serious accident

       Earlier this evening White River Township Firefighters responding to State Road 135 and Honey Lane on a report of a serious motor vehicle accident.  Aerial 53, returning from a previous fire alarm, was the first crew to arrive reporting a two-vehicle accident with injuries and victim entrapment.  Firefighters and paramedics worked for approximately 20 minutes extricating one victim from one of the vehicles (see photos below).  Witnesses stated to emergency personnel that the vehicle flipped at least five times before landing upright on its tires. The extricated victim was transported to Wishard Hospital for further treatment and evaluation.  All all other injured persons were treated at the scene and released.
 

---