Car Accident Down An Embankment: Multiple Injuries, One Fatality (Photo) -10/06/24
Kelso, WA – Firefighters from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue, Longview Fire Dept., and Cowlitz County District 6 (Castle Rock) responded to a car accident, requiring heavy extrication for trapped occupants, at North Pacific Ave and Ostrander Ave Sunday morning just before 11. The passenger car was found 15 feet down an embankment and 50 feet off the road with scattered rocks across the road of travel.
One child exited the car and climbed the embankment and flagged down a passing motorist who called 911. Fire crews used hydraulic extrication tools to cut two occupants out of the car.
Two children passengers, ages 2 and 7, were taken to Peace Health St. John’s Medical Center in Longview for minor injuries. A child patient, (9 years old), was flown by Life Flight to OHSU Hospital in Portland for multiple injuries from a car rollover. One occupant, an adult male, was deceased at the scene.
Two fire engines, three medic units, a ladder truck, three support vehicles, and three Chief Officers responded to the incident. Washington State Patrol also responded. Fire officials are unsure of the cause of the accident - WSP is handling that. No other injuries were reported.