SEMI & CRANE COLLIDE IN LORAIN
DRIVER PINNED UNDER CRANE
FLOWN FROM SCENE
Lorain – Firefighters and Paramedics were kept busy Monday morning after a semi & crane collided on East 28th Street in Lorain.Witnesses say that both the semi and crane were traveling east on 28th Street when the crane stopped to make a right turn into a private drive. The semi did not stop and struck the back end of the crane.
The collision mangled the front of the semi and spun the crane around and flipped it over – pinning the driver of the crane.
Firefighters worked in excess of 30 minutes to extricate the driver – even utilizing another crane to free the man.
While the extrication was ongoing Paramedics had Metro LifeFlight dispatched to the scene. The helicopter was able to land in an open field just west of the crash site.Once the man was freed Paramedics and the Medical Team from Metro treated the victim and prepared him for his flight to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland.
The driver of the semi, who was found sitting on a curb when Firefighters arrived, was treated and transported to Community Health Partners Emergency Room with non-life threatening injuries.
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posted by TMC NEWS at 10:33 AM
2 Comments:
This was my brother-in-law driving the crane. He is going to be alright. Thank you for such a tactful and awsome job!
That was my husband pinned under the crane fighting for his life I would like thank everyone for there rescue efforts everyone really came together as a team for my husband Good job for saving his life bless you all kens wife gina balko
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