Vehicle strikes rock wall on Clearfield-Curwensville Highway

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Curwensville, PA – Rescue crews in Clearfield County were dispatched for a vehicle accident along Clearfield-Curwensville Highway near the Old Erie Pike around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

A lone vehicle had struck a rock wall, spun several times, and came to rest in the middle of the roadway.

The driver was flown to a trauma center.

The same rescue crews responded a short time later to a fire in Clearfield, which can be found by clicking on THIS STORY (CLICK HERE).

Photo is courtesy of Curwensville Rescue Hose and Ladder.

Click Here to see the Rescue Hose and Ladder Facebook post about this incident.

A busy morning for Company 8.
This morning at 09:02, Company 8 was dispatched for a vehicle accident along Curwensville Clearfield Highway near the Old Erie Pike. Rescue 8-2, 852, and 853 responded. Crews arrived to find a lone vehicle that had left the roadway, struck a rock wall, spun several times and came to rest in the middle of the roadway. While Company 8 handled the scene, Company 6 handled a landing zone for Stat MedEvac 11 at target square, from where the lone occupant was subsequently airlifted to a trauma center.
At 11:00, Company 8 was dispatched to assist Company 1, Clearfield, with a working structure fire along Park Avenue in Clearfield Borough. Rescue 8-1 responded and once on scene, handled RIT duties.

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