Crews free driver trapped in overturned cement truck in Morristown

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — The Morristown Rescue Squad and Morristown-Hamblen EMS were dispatched to the 2000 block of Harbor Way for an overturned cement truck with the driver trapped inside, according to the rescue squad.

Officials said the extrication lasted approximately one hour and 45 minutes.

Crews work to free driver

Morristown Rescue Squad said the call came in just after 7:41 p.m. Thursday. Extrication Technicians Brian Poole, Alan Wood and Jacob Courtney worked with Morristown Fire Department personnel throughout the rescue operation to free the driver.

Crews combined equipment, and training, using rescue tools and extrication techniques to gain access to and free the driver, the rescue squad said.

EMS provides care during extrication

While rescue and fire crews worked through the extended extrication, Morristown-Hamblen EMS personnel provided continuous patient care under difficult conditions throughout the nearly two-hour operation, according to the rescue squad.

Morristown-Hamblen EMA, Morristown Police Department and Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office also provided support during the incident, the rescue squad said.

Following the extrication, the patient was transferred to Covenant Air 2 for air medical transport.