Crime & Safety
Driver Trapped After Car Crashes During Snowstorm In South Brunswick
Firefighters had to partially remove the roof to extricate the driver, authorities said.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — A driver was trapped inside a car after it crashed on Route 522 in South Brunswick on Sunday during the snowstorm, authorities said.
Around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Monmouth Junction Fire Department (MJFD) was dispatched to the area of Rt. 522 and Bard Drive for a motor vehicle accident with rollover and entrapment.
When firefighters arrived they found a single car accident with a vehicle on its side and the driver trapped inside.
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Firefighters stabilized the vehicle with cribbing, chains, and ratchet straps, then used sawz-alls and hydraulic cutters to perform a partial roof removal to extricate the driver, MJFD said.
Firefighters from Rescue 205, Engine 206 and Chiefs 200 & 210 also responses to the rescue.
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Route 522 near New Road was closed for several hours as firefighters, police and first responders were at the scene. There was no information on the condition of the driver.
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