06/11/2018 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Shortly after 0100 hours on the morning of Monday, June 11, 2018 the Whitman Fire Department responded to a reported motor vehicle accident in the area of 265 Winter Street. Engine-243, Ambulance-249 and Car-3 responded. Companies arrived to find a single vehicle crash, with a pick-up truck on its side. The vehicle had crashed through a telephone pole, snapping it in half, prior to landing on its side in the front yard of a home. The single occupant was pinned in the vehicle and would need to be extricated. Deputy Chief Joseph Feeney reported that Rescue-244 and manpower would be needed at the scene, and the box was struck for manpower. Firefighters utilized hydraulic cutting tools, as well as airbags to manipulate the vehicle in order to free the victim. Companies worked to free the trapped victim for approximately 20-minutes before they were able to extricate. Firefighters transported the victim, with two additional paramedics on-board, to the South Shore Hospital with reported serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Whitman Police are investigating the cause of the accident. No other injuries were reported.
