Multiple Fire and EMS Agencies Respond to District Township Entrapment Crash
Photo by Eastern Berks Fire Department
Photo by Eastern Berks Fire Department
Photo by Eastern Berks Fire Department
Photo by Eastern Berks Fire Department
Firefighters and EMS personnel from several departments responded to a two-vehicle crash that left two occupants trapped and three people injured.
The collision occurred at approximately 8:58 p.m. on September 23, 2026, in the 900 block of Huffs Church Road in District Township, Pennsylvania. Eastern Berks Fire Department (Company 97) and Topton Volunteer Fire Company (Company 39) responded, with Chief 97 arriving first to find two occupants trapped in a heavily damaged vehicle.
Firefighters stabilized the vehicle using struts and cribbing before employing hydraulic rescue tools to remove the driver's-side door and extricate the occupants. EMS units from Topton, Boyertown, Upper Perkiomen and Macungie assisted with patient care.
Fire police from Eastern Berks, Topton and Seisholtsville fire companies closed the roadway during rescue operations. Eastern Berks operated Rescue/Engine 97, Attack 97 and Brush 97, remaining on scene for hazard control and cleanup until both vehicles were removed.
The cause of the crash and the patients' conditions were not immediately available.
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