A trapped motorist was declared a trauma alert and three others also were injured in a two-vehicle collision late Tuesday afternoon.
Units from Marion County Fire Rescue were dispatched at 5:09 p.m. to a crash in the 5400 block of E. Silver Springs Blvd. involving a sedan and an SUV. Firefighters were told that the driver of the sedan was trapped inside his vehicle.
Engine 28 arrived at 5:15 p.m. and reported a total of four victims from the crash. Engine 28’s lieutenant established command and requested additional transport units, a report states.
Additional firefighters from Anthony Engine #1 and Friendship Fire Station Truck Company #21 arrived and quickly began extrication of the patient. A short time later, he was successfully removed from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital, the report says.
Three other patients also were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating the crash, according to the report.