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Photo of the Week: Cutting away at Md. extrication

Firefighters methodically cut away pieces of the car as one of two plans to extricate the driver

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QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY, Md. — First responders in Queen Anne’s County responded to a motor vehicle collision with entrapment involving a tractor-trailer.

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A car was pinned beneath the tractor-trailer, with the driver trapped inside. Initial crews were able to carefully free the driver by systematically cutting away parts of the vehicle to create access with a secondary plan to lift the tractor-trailer using rescue-style struts, enabling the car to be winched out.

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