Trapped driver extracted from vehicle following dump truck crash in Ottawa's south-end
Firefighters rescued the occupant of a trapped sedan in Ottawa's south-end on Friday afternoon. (X/Ottawa Fire Services)
Firefighters rescued the occupant of a trapped sedan following a crash involving a dump truck in Ottawa's south-end on Friday afternoon.
Ottawa Fire Services said in a post to social media that they responded to a call just before 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Leitrim Road and Bowesville Road, near the Hylands Golf Club and Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport.
Upon arrival, police and fire services confirmed the collision involved a dump truck and a sedan.
The driver of the sedan was trapped inside and firefighters began stabilizing the vehicle and the extraction process just before 2:40 p.m.
Fire crews used specialized tools removed the driver's door and lift the truck's front cab off of the trapped driver.
The driver was safely extricated shortly after at 2:45 p.m.
Ottawa paramedics say two people in the vehicle were transported to the hospital in critical condition with multi-system trauma.
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