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    1. Rescue
    2. Vehicle Extrication

    FL Firefighters Cut Out Driver Who Crashed Into Tree

    March 16, 2019
    A woman was in critical condition after Fort Lauderdale firefighters pulled her out of the wreckage of her car following an accident early Saturday.

    By Carli Teproff

    Source Miami Herald

    Fort Lauderdale, FL, Fire Rescue
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, firefighters cut out a driver from the wreckage of her car following an accident early Saturday.
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, firefighters cut out a driver from the wreckage of her car following an accident early Saturday.

    Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue on Saturday shared pictures of an early morning crash with a tree that turned a car into a pile of broken glass and metal.

    The unidentified woman driver, who had to be extricated, was taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the department said.

    The crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of W. Commercial Blvd.

    “Crews did an excellent job extricating the driver,” the department said on Twitter.

    The department also shared four pictures that show the car right up against a tree and firefighters working to cut the roof off.

    It was not immediately clear what caused the crash.

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