June 26, 2002:

Van Rollover Traps Occupant

Two people sustained minor injuries in an early-evening crash at the entrance to Tops Supermarket on McKinley Parkway. The two-car crash caused a van to roll onto its side entrapping the driver. Firefighters from the Armor Fire Company arrived quickly and freed the driver from the wreckage. Both the occupant of the van and the opposing vehicle were transported to South Buffalo Mercy Hospital with minor injuries.

Big Tree firefighters also responded to the call which was initially dispatched for Armor.

Firefighters work to remove the roof of the van in order to free the occupant.

Big Tree Firefighter/Paramedic Lenny Fusco protects the patient inside the vehicle during the roof removal.


Firefighters and paramedics work to extricate the occupant of the rolled-over van.		The occupant is removed from the van by sliding her onto a backboard.


Firefighters work to remove the victim from the van.		A roof-flap provides enough of an opening to safely extricate the victim.