Nashville

Emergency Crews Respond to Pair of Traffic Accidents Demanding Extrication in Maury County

AI Assisted Icon
Published on November 17, 2024
Emergency Crews Respond to Pair of Traffic Accidents Demanding Extrication in Maury CountySource: Facebook/Maury County Fire Department

Maury County faced a day of accidents last Friday, with emergency services responding to two separate incidents requiring vehicle extrications. The first occurred at 8:40 a.m. on Theta Pike, where the Maury County Fire Department had to remove a vehicle's windshield to free an individual, as per the WSVN report.

The status of the motorist involved in the Theta Pike accident remains unknown. Later that evening, around 11:15 p.m., a more serious accident occurred on Double Branch Road. Crews found two people trapped in the wreckage, with one person severely entrapped, according to a Maury County Fire Department Facebook post.

An off-duty firefighter from the Franklin Fire Department responded to the Double Branch Road incident after hearing the collision from his home. He assisted the on-scene crews. Both trapped individuals were eventually freed and taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment., as detailed in a report by WKRN.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating the second crash, and the condition of the injured individuals remains unknown.