Injury Crash Reported in West Carthage Area

West Carthage Fire responded to a reported personal injury motor vehicle accident Saturday morning in the area of 89 North Broad Street in Carthage, near Champion and Franklin streets. The incident was dispatched at 7:01 a.m. as an injury crash in the West Carthage area and was handled as a major-severity call.

According to dispatch traffic, West Carthage Fire was paged on a second activation for the crash, indicating responders were re-alerted as crews were sent to the scene. Limited radio traffic was available during the incident, and no additional responding agencies, hazards, or entrapment were reported in the dispatch record.

Near the end of the response, a unit advised that the driver had arranged for a tow truck and that personnel would remain on scene until the vehicle was removed. The incident was cleared at 7:19 a.m., about 18 minutes after the initial dispatch.