Pickup Truck Lands on Side at Cumberland Farms

To say it was a challenging day for Portsmouth Fire and Police Department personnel is an understatement. 

After multiple vehicle crashes near the Sakonnet River Bridge and a fatal crash on West Main Road, a third major incident occurred just as the working day came to a close. 

A white pickup truck ended up on its side around 5 p.m. on the corner of East Main Road and Sprague Street, next to Cumberland Farms. 

Portsmouth Fire Department received multiple 911 calls reporting a “roll over” accident at the intersection of East Main Road and Sprague Street, according to Portsmouth Fire Deputy Chief Michael O'Brien. 

"Firefighters arrived to find a single male patient trapped in the vehicle, which was resting on its passenger side," O'Brien wrote in an e-mail.

"Crews stabilized the vehicle and began extricating the victim. The patient was removed onto a backboard after a 10 minute extrication."

Rescue 3 transported the patient by ambulance to Rhode Island Hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries.