Cherry Hill Firefighters and EMTs responded to a reported motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 70 West & New Hampshire Ave, at around 9:30 am. Firefighters arrived with Cherry Hill Police and reported a one car accident. The vehicle had sheared off a utility pole near the ground and also struck a resident who happened to be cutting branches from a tree in his yard at the time. Firefighters and EMTs immediately began to assess both victims and secure the vehicle while operating under the snapped utility pole. As the on duty fire department Battalion Chief arrived, he immediately ordered crews to relocate the patient underneath. About 30 seconds after moving to a more secure location, a primary power line dropped across the entire area they had vacated. One victim was declared deceased on the scene by paramedics and another victim was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead. This accident is under investigation by Cherry Hill Police.
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