WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1200 hours on the afternoon of Sunday, June 2, 2024 the Whitman Fire Department responded to the area of 383 South Avenue, the MBTA Station, for a request from the police with a medical emergency on the tracks. Crews arrived to find a serious medical patient halfway between South Avenue and Essex Street along the tracks. Firefighters walked out to the patient with their equipment while police officers were already attempting to treat the patient. With access difficult, command requested Abington Fire to respond with their UTV to assist with moving the patient to the awaiting ambulance. Whitman struck a box for manpower, as all units were committed on-scene. The patient was treated and removed from the tracks utilizing both the UTV and manpower. The patient was transported to the South Shore Hospital.
