SASKATOON — The Saskatoon Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision, with possible entrapment, on Broadway Bridge at 1:54 a.m. Saturday morning.
SFD dispatched a fire engine and rescue unit. Crews, upon arrival, determined that a person needed extrication inside one of the vehicles involved in the collision.
Fire crews began setting up a safe work area with pylons and the fire engine in a fend-off position to avoid further accidents on the bridge.
The person in the vehicle was covered in a Tevlar blanket for protection during the extrication. An SFD paramedic provided care to the person in the vehicle during the cutting process.
Firefighters had stabilized the vehicle and checked their work area to ensure no hazards were a concern then using a hydraulic cutting tool removed the car door.
The patient's care continued after removal from the vehicle with SFD assisting in loading the patient into the ambulance.
The patient's care was turned over to the ambulance service who transported the person to hospital.
A search by firefighters on both vehicles was conducted to ensure no other persons were inside while other crews began cleaning up hazardous fluids that had leaked from the vehicles and removed debris from the roadway.
Fire crews were done at 2:41 a.m. and the scene of the collision was turned over to the Saskatoon Police Service.
