Technical Rescuers Called To Constant Friendship

ABINGDON, MD — One person was hospitalized after a vehicle went off-road in Constant Friendship Thursday afternoon, officials said. A technical rescue team was deployed to save someone from the car.

Crews were dispatched at 2:14 p.m. when a vehicle went into the woods in the 400 block of Constant Friendship Boulevard with a person reportedly trapped inside, according to the Abingdon Fire Company.

The Abingdon chief at the scene requested assistance from the Harford County Technical Rescue Team.

Emergency personnel rescued someone from the car, which was about 100 feet off the road, officials reported.

An Abingdon EMS crew took the victim to a local facility for treatment, according to authorities.

"Residents and visitors in Abingdon and the surrounding areas call 9-1-1 thousands of times each year," the Abingdon Fire Company said after Thursday's response. "We need more volunteers to help respond to them. Join here: www.abingdonfc.com."

A car went down an embankment Thursday, May 31, in Constant Friendship. Photos by Eric Vanderwiele.