Sykesville Assists Gamber At Serious Car Accident

Gamber & Community Fire Company and the Sykesville Freedom District Fire Department were alerted for a serious car accident with people trapped at Route 91 and Route 32 at 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2005.

Gamber's Paramedic 139 responded and arrived on the scene first. They reported two cars had collided head-on with two persons trapped, one of whom was deceased. Chief 13-1, Richard Green Sr., arrived and established command.

Gamber's Engine 131 arrived and started to cut the door off the car to free the one subject who was trapped. Sykesville's Squad 12 arrived shortly thereafter under the command of Lieutenant Robbie Ruch and assisted with the door removal. The patient was extricated and flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore by a Maryland State Police medevac helicopter

Attention was turned to the deceased subject still trapped in the car. Both Sykesville and Gamber crews worked together for about 50 minutes to free the victim from the vehicle.

All crews returned to service at 1:43 am. The Maryland State Police are investigating the accident.