News Release from: Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
TVF&R FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO A TRUCK IN A TREE
Posted: April 28th, 2013 9:52 AM
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This morning Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue was called to the scene of a pickup truck in a tree at Highway 99 and Middleton Road near Sherwood. When crews arrived they found the truck approximately 10 feet up off the ground. Firefighters used thermal imagers to scan the vehicle and the surrounding area around the tree to confirm that the truck was empty and the driver and/or passenger(s) had not been ejected during the crash. The thermal imagers did not pick up any heat 'signatures,' suggesting that it had been some time since the crash. A PGE lineman in a boom truck further validated that the truck was empty.
The details of how the truck came to rest in the tree remains a mystery at this time. The first 9-1-1 call reporting the situation was 7:33 am when TVF&R responded, and a call to Providence Newberg Hospital revealed no patients overnight or early this morning related to a crash.
Hillsboro Towing is assessing the operations needed to remove the truck, and PGE is on scene due to safety concerns over a power line near the tree.
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