At 3:05 a.m. on January 5th, Bedford Fire and EMS crews were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident with extrication on Bedford Center Road. Arriving Bedford Police officers confirmed a single vehicle rollover with a patient trapped inside, located just past Harris Road.
Car 2041, 2042, 2043 and Rescue 44 arrived within minutes, and began to assess and extricate the patient from the Ford F-250 pick-up. In a nearly identical accident to a rollover on Long Ridge Road just weeks ago, the vehicle was stabilized with cribbing and the windshield was cut out to access the patient. The two occupants of the vehicle were transported with minor injuries to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York.
Rescue 44 remained on location to light the scene, remove debris from the roadway, and assist Reliable Towing in the removal of the truck.
Units were returned in service just before 5:00 a.m.
Units:
Car 2041, Car 2042, Car 2043, Ambulance 52-B1, Rescue 44
