ROUTE 130 RESCUE

  Photos By: Dennis Symons

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       WASHINGTON TWP. (Mercer County)—Firefighters were called to the scene of a two-car accident at the intersection of Route 130 and Route 526 around 4:15 p.m. Saturday October 7, 2000. Washington Township firefighters found a total of three patients, one that required extrication. Firefighter/EMTs worked to treat the patients and stabilize the scene while waiting for rescue and ambulances to arrive. A rescue unit from Mercerville (Station 12) was called to remove a victim from the overturned car. A child, who was involved in the accident; was transported by the Hightstown First Aid Squad to the nearby Trenton-Robbinsville Airport. The Groveville Fire Company (Station 19) set up the landing zone and stood by. Penn-Star Medivac 2 from Pennsylvania transported the child to Cooper Medical Center’s Trauma Unit in Camden. The Allentown First Aid Squad transported two patients to Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center of Hamilton. The Mercer County Paramedics from Capitol Health System provided ALS treatment of the injured.

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