A truck plowed into the side of a home on Brayton Avenue in Fall River Saturday morning, trapping a man beneath the vehicle and tearing into the building so badly that everyone inside had to be displaced. Firefighters needed an extended operation to cut the man free before he was rushed to a hospital, and the crash knocked out power to the property as crews worked the scene.
Dispatch received the call just before 8 a.m. for a truck that had struck the home at 646 Brayton Avenue, according to Fall River Reporter. When crews arrived, they found an occupant trapped beneath the vehicle, as reported by turnto10.com.
Several engines, cars, and technical rescue personnel converged on the Brayton Avenue scene, the station noted. The Fall River Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Truck was also called in to provide additional equipment during the operation.
Extended Extrication Frees Trapped Man
Firefighters conducted an extended extrication effort to free the man pinned beneath the vehicle, the Fall River Reporter’s account states. He sustained what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Rhode Island Hospital, per the same report.
The Technical Rescue Truck used in the rescue is a cross-staffed apparatus, which the outlet notes reflects the continued manpower challenges faced by Fall River firefighters.
Structural Damage Forces Residents Out, Power Cut
The impact caused severe damage to the building’s structure, displacing all of its occupants, turnto10.com reported. Because the crash also damaged the exterior electrical service, power to the building had to be remotely disconnected before National Grid arrived to secure the service.
The operator of the vehicle was taken into custody at the scene, according to the Fall River Reporter. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation, and no further details on the cause have been released.
