South Trail Fire responds to five crashes in under an hour

A car heavily damaged from a crash. CREDIT: SOUTH TRAIL FIRE

Five different crashes, responded to by the South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, involved either moderately or heavily damaged vehicles occurring Tuesday evening.

According to the South Trail Fire Protection & Rescue Service District, in less than an hour, South Trail Fire & Rescue went to the scenes of all the crashes.

One of the scenes was off Metro Parkway and Topaz Court. The BMW driver was transported with non-life-threatening injuries.

Meanwhile, the driver of the box truck was removed from the cab and transported as a trauma alert.

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