Pompano Beach firefighters extricated a man from his vehicle after it was hit by a train Tuesday.
The impact was so powerful that parts of the vehicle, including the engine block and a tire, were ejected and struck a county building more than 100 feet away, WSVN reported.
The trapped driver of the overturned car was conscious during the extrication operation. He was transpored to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
