At 8:17AM on Monday, January 20th the Aurora Fire District, Woodburn Ambulance and Marion County Sheriff’s Officer were notified of a Motor Vehicle Crash in the area of Ehlen Road NE and Donald Road NE between Donald and St. Paul. Due to reports of one person trapped, and a Semi Truck involved, METCOM 911 was able to dispatch the incident as a Heavy Motor Vehicle Crash requesting additional resources from St. Paul Fire and an additional ambulance. Good samaritans stopped and attempted to assist the trapped driver in the car, but were unable to get her out of the vehicle.
Aurora Fire crews arrived and found a semi truck and trailer on its side blocking the entire road, the driver was out of his truck and treated for moderate injuries and transported by ambulance to an area hospital.
Fire crews also discovered a car partially crushed under the trailer in the ditch. The driver was the only person in the vehicle and could not get herself out of the vehicle. She was able to talk with firefighter/EMT’s on scene who comforted and treated her injuries while they disassembled the vehicle from around her to free her. It took firefighters from Aurora and St. Paul 23 minutes to free the woman from the vehicle, who was moved to a waiting ambulance to be treated further. She was transported to an area trauma hospital with moderate injuries.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office remained on scene to investigate the crash. The road remained closed for several hours and it is unknown when the road will reopen.