Car Strikes House In Devon, Victim Airlifted |
| By Watchdesk | |
| February 3, 2012 | |
| The Berwyn Fire Company was dispatched to the 100 block of Old Lancaster Rd. in Easttown Township for a car into a house at 7:17 p.m. Initial information from 9-1-1 indicated that one vehicle was involved in the crash. Engine 2-2 arrived on location to find an SUV that had driven off the roadway, crashed through a fence and then headed up striking the front of a stone dwelling. Based on the injuries of the one occupant a medical helicopter was requested to the scene. Engine 2-3 responded to the Devon Horse Show Grounds to establish a landing zone, while first responders at the incident scene tended to the injuries of the driver and passenger. One adult was transported to Paoli Hospital by Berwyn's Ambulance, while a child was flown to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia by PENNSTAR Flight Services. Firefighters performed debris clean-up and depowered a damaged exterior light that was crushed in the collision. The interior of the home was also checked for any damage, which there was none discovered. The home was occupied at the time the car crashed into it. All Berwyn units were available by 8:30 p.m. The Easttown Twp. Police Dept. is investigating the cause of the collision. |
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| Units: | Engine 2-2, Engine 2-3, Tower 2, Amb. 2-1, Amb. 2-2, Medic 2-1, Medic 2-2, & Traffic 2 (Berwyn) |
| Mutual Aid: | Medic 15 (Radnor), PENNSTAR 2 (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania), & Easttown Twp. Police Dept. |
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