Three extricated from crash on First Avenue

On Thursday, January 17, 2013, Arcadia Fire Department responded to a traffic collision resulting in an overturned vehicle on First Avenue, south of Huntington Drive.

Truck 105, Rescue Ambulance 105, Engine 106, Rescue Ambulance 106, Engine 107, and Battalion 105, provided emergency services at the scene of the incident involving three patients, one adult male, one minor male and one female. All three patients suffered neck and back injuries, and required extrication from their vehicles due to the extent of the damage from the collision, as well as their injuries. The minor patient was transported to USC Medical Center, while the remaining two patients were transported to Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Monrovia Squad 101 and Schaeffer Ambulance assisted Arcadia Paramedics with the treatment and transport of patients.

Two vehicles were involved in the initial collision as a small SUV traveling southbound on First Avenue collided with a sedan backing out of a parking space onto First Avenue. The SUV (which and eyewitness told a friend of ArcadiasBest.com was speeding through the intersection to beat the red light)  overturned upon impact with the opposing vehicle. The sedan, which contained an adult female driver and a minor male passenger, suffered significant passenger space intrusion. Additionally, several parked vehicles were damaged as a result of the collision.