| Chattanooga works MVC with entrapment CHATTANOOGA, TENN – Sunday, March 28, 2009 – At about 8:45 AM, the 9-1-1 center began receiving calls of a rollover accident with entrapment at the intersection of Morris Hill Road and Igou Gap Road. Different parts of the intersection lie in different jurisdictions which brought responses from the Chattanooga Fire Department and Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department. Hamilton County EMS Medic 7 arrived first and found a two car crash with one on its side on the southeast corner of the intersection. Two teenage girls were entrapped in a Honda Civic on its side but were uninjured. There were no injuries inside the second vehicle, a Toyota van. While firefighters with Chattanooga Squad 3 and Quint 13 worked to free the trapped girls, Tri- Community Engine 1245 stood by with a hose line in case of problems. Both young ladies were freed quickly through the back window of the car and thoroughly checked by medics and found to have no injuries. The accident is being investigated by the Chattanooga Police Department. Deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department also assisted on the scene. |