Crime & Safety
Firefighters Cut Roof Off Car After Navy Yard Crash
Firefighters had to cut the roof off of a car to rescue the occupants after a crash in D.C. on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, DC — Two people had to be literally cut out of a car that was involved in a crash in the Navy Yard area in D.C. on Wednesday.
Rescuers responded to the intersection of South Capitol and K streets SW to a report of a crash with entrapment, D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted at 12:12 p.m.
"Rescue Squad 1 removed roof and doors to gain access so patient could be safely removed from vehicle," they wrote. "Transporting 2 patients in stable condition with non life threatening injuries."
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Photos and video from the scene are embedded below.
Update crash with entrapment South Capitol & K Sts SW. #DCsBravest Rescue Squad 1 removed roof and doors to gain access so patient could be safely removed from vehicle. Transporting 2 patients in stable condition with non life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/ve6PhEpkyv
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) November 20, 2019
Crash with entrapment South Capitol & K Sts SW. #DCsBravest in process of extricating a patient from the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/1KjVAQKNq0
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) November 20, 2019
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