An 81-year-old woman was trapped beneath her own vehicle for several hours in the rain on Lincoln Street in Hingham before her husband found her and called for help. Firefighters say the vehicle had been left in neutral, rolled, and pinned her against a rock wall, leaving her with serious injuries by the time rescuers arrived.
According to WHDH 7News, crews responded to the scene around 9:45 p.m. after the woman's spouse discovered her pinned beneath the car and alerted first responders. Firefighters determined that the vehicle had rolled while left in neutral and struck the woman, trapping her where she lay exposed to the rain.
Hours Trapped Before Help Arrived
Per Boston 25 News, firefighters responded to what they described as a critical technical rescue at a residence on Lincoln Street, where they found the vehicle pinned against a rock wall with the woman trapped beneath it. The outlet reports she had already been treated at the scene before being moved.
The same report notes that her husband was the one who found her trapped and called first responders, setting the rescue in motion. By the time crews arrived, the woman had already endured hours pinned beneath the car, per the earlier account from the same source.
Freed With Airbags and a Spreading Tool
Firefighters used rescue airbags and a spreading tool to lift the vehicle off the woman and extricate her, Boston 25 News reports. WHDH similarly described the rescue, noting that the vehicle was lifted and the woman was pulled to safety using the same equipment.
She was transported to South Shore Hospital with serious injuries, according to the station's report. Hingham firefighters expressed their thoughts for the victim and her family, along with hope for her speedy recovery, Boston 25 News notes. The outlet described the story as developing, with updates possible as more information becomes available.
