ROCKINGHAM MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTS IN 1 FATALITY

On October 11,2010 at 0605 hours,the dispatch center took calls for a serious MVA in Rockingham on Rte 5/103 at the exit 6 ramp for I-91. The callers were reporting a vehicle under a tractor trailer unit with entrapment. Rockingham Fire & Rescue,Bellows Falls Heavy Rescue and Golden Cross Ambulance were dispatched along with a call placed to DHART Comm. to get a helicopter started. Saxtons River was dispatched to establish a landing zone at Sonnax. Command requested a heavy wrecker from L&B Trucking and 2 more sets of Jaws. Westminster and Springfield were dispatched for Jaws response.Crews also had to deal with leaking diesel fuel from the saddle tanks on the truck. Vt State Highway was called to bring sand to the scene. More photos are under "Fire" tab, then Rockingham, then incidents. All photos by Brian P. Johnson,Dispatcher Fire Mutual Aid.