GEORGETOWN — Chief Matt McKay reports that the Georgetown Fire Department responded to a rollover crash on Interstate 95 on Tuesday that required one passenger to be transported by medical helicopter.
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, at about 6:36 p.m., Georgetown Fire was called to I-95 in the area of Tenney and Jewett streets for reports of a vehicle that had rolled over.
Responding crews found a utility van in the wooded area off the road that appeared to have struck a tree and rolled onto its side, pinning the driver in the vehicle.
The passenger of the vehicle was able to exit the vehicle on their own and did not suffer from any injuries.
Crews used battery-powered spreaders, fire rescue cutters and rams to extricate the driver, whose legs had been pinned under the dashboard, from the vehicle. The driver was transported via medical helicopter to Boston Medical Center with injuries that are believed to be serious.
Both sides of the Interstate were shut down for a significant amount of time due to the crash before the scene was eventually cleared at about 8:51 p.m.
Mutual aid was provided by Rowley and Newbury Fire and Atlantic EMS.
This was one of three incidents Georgetown Fire responded to within the hour on Tuesday night. When the call for the rollover crash came in, on-duty personnel were handling another medical call. A third call for reports of a burning smell in a nearby home came in while crews were still on scene at the crash.
