Car crashes lead to busy weekend for firefighters in Whitby and Scarborough
Firefighters in Whitby and Scarborough were called to a number of serious car crashes over the weekend.
On Friday (February 6) at 4.52pm in Burniston, crews from Scarborough and Filey attended a two vehicle road traffic collision.
Firefighters used cutting equipment to assist with removing a casualty from one of the vehicles.
The casualty was then extricated on a spine board from the vehicle and transported to hospital.
Slightly later the same day, at 5.49pm on Helredale Road, Whitby, crews from Whitby and Lythe responded to a two-vehicle road traffic collision where people were reported to be trapped in their vehicles.
All occupants of the vehicles were out on arrival of the Fire Service.
Crews assisted with providing first aid to two casualties using the immediate emergency care kit.
They also used crew power to remove the vehicles from the carriageway.
Both casualties were then left in the care of paramedics with one being transported to hospital.
On Saturday (February 7), at 12.34am, a crew from Scarborough were requested by the ambulance service to attend after a car collided with a telegraph pole on Barry’s Lane, Scarborough.
Crews isolated the cars battery using small tools and then cleared the road of any debris using crew power and a brush.
The casualties sustained minor injuries and the incident was left with police and ambulance.
Later the same day, at 1.04pm, on Vernon Road, Scarborough, both Scarborough appliances responded to a vehicle on its roof after it had driven into the roundabout.
Crews removed the vehicles door with cutting equipment to allow for the full extrication of the driver who was moved to the road ambulance for assessment by paramedics.
The incident was left with paramedics.