Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life on Friday to free a woman from a mangled car involved in a head-on collision in Vancouver’s Parkside neighborhood.
The crash was reported at 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of Northeast 32nd Circle and 138th Avenue. Once the woman was out of her vehicle, she was transported “trauma alert” to Southwest Washington Medical Center. That means firefighters called the hospital’s emergency department to let physicians know the patients were coming with serious injuries.
The woman’s identity was not available. Involved in the wreck were the woman’s tan sedan and a light blue sedan.
The female driver of the other vehicle was also taken to the hospital. Her injuries were believed to be minor, said Capt. Scott Willis, a Vancouver Fire Department spokesman.
