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Harvest firefighters freed two people trapped in a crash

Two vehicles collided Monday night at Old Railroad Bed Road and Yarbrough Road. Firefighters removed two people who were trapped and cared for three until the ambulance service arrived.

Verified · Source: Rocket City NowNov 3, 2026 · 1 min read
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A firefighter in a yellow coat uses a hydraulic rescue tool to cut a car door during a drill
Illustrative photo of a U.S. Navy firefighter using a hydraulic rescue tool on a car during a drill in Rota, Spain, in 2003. This is not the Harvest crash, and the people who were trapped are not pictured. Journalist 1st Class Ralph Radford / U.S. Navy / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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Harvest Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were sent around 10:40 p.m. Monday, November 2, to Old Railroad Bed Road and Yarbrough Road, Rocket City Now reported. The first crews on scene found two vehicles that had crashed. People were trapped inside one of them.

Firefighters removed two people from that vehicle. They gave medical care to three people in all until HEMSI, the ambulance service, arrived to take over. The department did not describe anyone's condition and did not give names. Harvest's units cleared the scene once that handoff was done and went back into service.

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