Redding Fire & EMS Rescue People, Pooch, From Overturned Car

REDDING, CT — Firefighters rescued two motorists and a dog from the wreckage of a single car accident eastbound on Churchill Road Saturday night.

The driver, Sunanda Sexena, 44, of Newtown, lost control of the car during a snowstorm and drove off the right side of the road into a ditch, according to Redding Police Chief Mark O'Donnell.

Crews from West Redding Volunteer Fire Department, Redding Fire & EMS Company, and Dodgingtown Volunteer Fire Company were able to extricate the people and the pooch after first stabilizing the car, which first responders found laying on its side.

Sexena was taken by EMS to Danbury Hospital for minor injuries.

"The weather and topography of this incident were unforgiving," according to a post on the Redding Fire & EMS Company Facebook page.

Redding EMS crews were also managing two other medical incidents in town, assisted by Bethel Fire & EMS, even as they worked at rescuing the occupants of the overturned car.

"Working well-together at times like these is essential," Redding Fire & EMS Company officials said.