07/03/2018 - HANSON, MASSACHUSETTS (PLYMOUTH COUNTY) - Just after 0730 hours on the morning of Tuesday, July 3, 2018 the Whitman Fire Department received a call reporting a two car motor vehicle accident with both vehicles into the woods on Franklin Street (Route-27) at the Hanson town line. Both departments responded with an ambulance and engine. Companies arrived to find a two vehicle accident, with both vehicles off the roadway. The occupant of one vehicle was ambulatory on the scene while the other operator was stuck in the vehicle. Hanson firefighters used a chainsaw to clear some debris near the drivers side door, while Whitman firefighters grabbed the portable hydraulic extrication tools. Both departments went to work with cutters and spreaders to get the door off of the drivers side so they could remove the patient from the vehicle. After an approximately 10-minute extrication, the victim was removed and brought to Whitman Ambulance-247. The victim was transported to a local hospital. The cause of the motor vehicle accident is under investigation. No other injuries were reported. Route-27 was closed for a short time while the extrication took place.
