Firefighters Extricate Driver After Early Morning Crash

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE

Photo by OCALA FIRE RESCUE
(OCALA, FL.) Dec. 27, 2021 – Ocala Fire Rescue responded to a collision involving two vehicles at the 3400 block of SW 60th Avenue at approximately 1:58 a.m.
Engine 6, Rescue 4, and Battalion Chief 11 were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident scene with injuries and a possible need for extrication. Units arrived to find a pick-up truck and a sedan with heavy front-end damage. The driver and passenger of the sedan were ambulatory. The driver of the pick-up truck needed to be extricated.
Firefighters removed the driver’s side door of the pick-up truck using hydraulic tools. The driver was removed from the vehicle and was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert.
The driver and passenger of the sedan were taken to the hospital in a separate ambulance.
Ocala Police Department and Marion County Fire Rescue also responded.