News Release from: Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
TVF&R CREWS RESPOND TO TWO SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OVER NIGHT
Posted: July 28th, 2012 10:57 AM
Two serious accidents within a twenty minute period had TVF&R crews, Metro West Ambulance personnel, and officers from the Washington County Sheriffs Office and Beaverton Police Department very busy last night.
The first incident occurred just prior to midnight on 175th Avenue and was called in by TVF&R firefighters from their station at 9940 SW 175th (Cooper Mt./Station 69). A witness to the accident ran approximately a 100 yards to the station to alert crews. When they arrived on scene, firefighters found a head-on collision involving a motorcycle and a pick-up truck. The male operator of the motorcycle and a female passenger were fatally injured, and the two occupants of the truck were injured. Firefighters were able to quickly remove the male driver from the truck and provide medical treatment. Manual extrication tools were required to remove the passenger. Both were transported by Metro West ambulances to an area hospital where they were entered into the trauma system.
Witness to the accident stated the motorcycle has just passed a car at an extremely high rate of speed and ran directly into the oncoming truck. A TVF&R firefighter with 17 years of experience described the damage to the motorcycle as the most serve he had ever seen. Washington County Sheriff's Office investigators and deputies responded and reviewed the crash scene.
The second incident occurred just after midnight (12:12 AM). Firefighters responded to the intersection of 160th Avenue and Tualatin Valley Highway where a female pedestrian had been struck in the crosswalk by a driver. The pedestrian was treated on scene and transported to an area hospital by Metro West. Beaverton Police assisted on scene and are investigating.
TVF&R has no photos of either accidents.
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