At 0903 hours on Saturday December 22 Stations 55 and 57 were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident (MVA) on East Veterans Highway and Whitesville Road for a possible extrication. On Arrival, Chief 5700 Dan Bradley reported that he had two persons trapped in two different vehicles as a result of the MVA. Engine 5711 and Engine/Tanker 5708 arrived on the scene and began extrication on one vehicle, and asked next arriving Engine 5511 to assist their crew while Rescue 5503 and Engine 5521 were assigned to the other car.
Chief 5510 Mike Fatovic arrived on location and assisted in directing crews on the second car while 5700 directed the other. Station 57 and 5511's crew removed the roof and side doors of vehicle 1 while the other crew from Station 55 directed by Captain 5520 Tim Carson removed the drivers side front and rear doors to again access to the patient of vehicle 2.
In all, a total of six hydraulic spreader, cutting and ram rescue tools were in service simultaneously at the scene to enable extrication of both patients. Once removed from the cars, two Mon-Oc ambulances transported the patients to the hospital. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the Jackson Police Department.