At approximately 1130pm on Wednesday evening, Squad 16 and BLS 16 were dispatched for a motor vehicle accident on Route 130 at Sloan Ave. While responding numerous calls were placed to 911 reporting a car on fire with a person trapped. The assignment was upgraded adding Engine 1132, Squirt 15, BLS 15 and Virtua ALS. Squad 16 BLS 16 arrived to find a single vehicle that had split in half from the collision and was on fire. Crews initiated a fire attack and rescue operation. The patient was extricated and transported to a local trauma center. The Camden County Prosecutors Office and Collingswood Police Department are investigating the crash.

Borough of Collingswood
Collingswood Police Department
Camden County IAFF Local 3249

Courtesy Collingswood Fire Department