12/06/2013 - Around 1400 hours on the afternoon of Friday, December 6, 2013 the Whitman Fire Department responded to Franklin Street at the intersection of Hobart Square for a reported motor vehicle accident. Companies arrived to find a 2-vehicle accident with one vehicle striking a telephone pole. Several people were involved in the collision. Whitman Ambulance-248 was the first on-scene and transported one victim to the Brockton Hospital. Command requested a second ambulance as another victim decided that they should be transported. Whitman A-247 responded to the scene and transported that patient to the Brockton Hospital. Shortly thereafter, an additional ambulance was requested to the scene. East Bridgewater A-3 responded and transported 2-additional victims from the crash to the South Shore Hospital. All of the injuries appeared to be non-life threatening. National Grid and Verizon were contacted to check the telephone pole that was struck.
