FIVE AT SIX. WELCOME BACK. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. A DRIVER RESCUED FROM AN SUV THAT CRASHED INTO A POOL IN WESTFIELD EARLIER THIS WEEK. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO GET THAT DRIVER OUT OF THE CAR. THAT WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE SHALLOW END AND TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL. CREWS USED A CRANE TO GET THAT VEHICLE OUT OF THE WATER. THE POOL WILL REMAIN CLOSED SO IT CAN BE INSPECTED AND CLEANED, BU
Driver rescued from SUV after crashing into Massachusetts swimming pool
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Updated: 7:23 PM CDT Jul 30, 2024
First responders rescued a driver from an SUV that crashed and became partially submerged in a swimming pool in western Massachusetts this week. The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center said in a statement that it received multiple calls about the crash on Thursday afternoon. Police, fire and EMS units were dispatched. "Fortunately, the vehicle came to rest in the shallow end of the pool and was not fully submerged," the statement said. Firefighters were able to rescue the driver from the Chevrolet SUV. They were taken to a local hospital.A crane was used to hoist the vehicle out of the water and load it onto a tow truck.Officials said the pool could not reopen until it was cleaned and inspected. The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center's statement did not specify the address of the incident.
WESTFIELD, Mass. — First responders rescued a driver from an SUV that crashed and became partially submerged in a swimming pool in western Massachusetts this week.
The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center said in a statement that it received multiple calls about the crash on Thursday afternoon. Police, fire and EMS units were dispatched.
"Fortunately, the vehicle came to rest in the shallow end of the pool and was not fully submerged," the statement said.
Firefighters were able to rescue the driver from the Chevrolet SUV. They were taken to a local hospital.
A crane was used to hoist the vehicle out of the water and load it onto a tow truck.
Officials said the pool could not reopen until it was cleaned and inspected.
The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center's statement did not specify the address of the incident.
