06/24/2019 - WHITMAN, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Around 1700 hours on the evening of Monday, June 24, 2019 the Whitman Fire Department responded to the area of South Avenue and Franklin Street. Companies arrived to find a car on its side in the front yard of 542 South Avenue. Firefighters attempted to extricate the victim who was talking with paramedics through the windshield initially, but were unable to get the victim freed from the vehicle. Firefighters then began rolling back the roof with hydraulic cutter and other hand tools. A box was struck for manpower as firefighters worked to free the trapped victim. After approximately 15-minutes the victim was pulled from the car which was on its side and brought to the awaiting ambulance. Whitman firefighters transported the victim to the South Shore Hospital, with a trauma alert. Companies remained on-scene until the vehicle was righted. The cause of the single vehicle accident is being investigated by the police.
