At just about 4 pm on November 8th, Cherry Hill Firefighters and EMTs were dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident with entrapment in the area of Route 70 and 295. First arriving units encountered a single vehicle overturned on the northbound on-ramp from Route 70 to Route 295. Firefighters used advanced stabilization techniques that included a cribbing structure under the vehicle and ratchet straps securing it to their own Rescue vehicle. Once stabilized, EMTs continued to assess and treat the patient while firefighters worked to extricate the driver from the vehicle. It was determined that removing the roof was the best option and hydraulic rescue tools were used to cut the roof from the vehicle. Patient access was now complete and the victim was removed from the wreckage, placed on a backboard and into an awaiting CHFD ambulance. The NJ State Police are investigating this incident.
