Two Injured in Early Morning Danbury Crash

DANBURY, CT — Fire, police and EMS crews all scrambled to assist motorists following a serious crash early Saturday morning.

First responders to the crash on West Street near Pleasant Street in Danbury found one victim entrapped in a car, while a second one had gotten out of it. The victims had been riding in a small convertible that had struck a telephone pole, a wooden fence, a mailbox, a sign, a steel pole, and two stonewalls before finally coming to a stop against a small tree near a house.

Firefighters needed to use the Jaws of Life to remove the passenger side door, and then additional specialized rescue equipment to disentangle the victim’s legs from the crushed floorboard. The front tire was impaled into the floorboard, further challenging the rescue, according to firefighters.

Both he driver and passenger were transported to the hospital in the care of Danbury Hospital EMS.

Firefighters did not indicate the cause of the accident in their report on Facebook, but noted the police had initiated an investigation.