GREENWOOD, SC (WSPA) – The Greenwood Fire Department had to extricate two people from a car Friday after a tree fell on their vehicle.
According to the department, at 2:41 p.m. they were dispatched to a tree that had fallen on a car at 446 Ninety-Six Highway, trapping two people
Upon arrival, officials confirmed that two people were trapped by a very large tree. Units from the Greenwood Fire Department began extricating the two people inside. Medical officials also provided medical care.
Firefighters said that due to the location of the tree and the people in the car, a tow truck was called to respond to lift the tree from the car.
The tree was then lifted from the car and the car pulled back with a winch. Firefighters also used hydraulic extrication tools to gain access to those inside the car. Both were removed and transported to a hospital.
Greenwood City Fire, Greenwood County EMS, Greenwood City Police, Greenwood County Sheriff, Greenwood County Emergency Services and Price’s Wrecker Service of Ninety-Six all responded to the incident.
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