White Pine firefighters freed a driver trapped after a Highway 113 crash
A driver crashed into a tree on Highway 113 near Buckhead Trail and was trapped in the vehicle. White Pine and Baneberry firefighters found heavy damage on the driver's side and got the only occupant out within three minutes.
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On Saturday, White Pine and Baneberry firefighters responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 113 near Buckhead Trail, WVLT reported. The White Pine Fire Department said the vehicle had hit a tree and the driver's side was heavily damaged. The only person inside was trapped.
White Pine sent a squad, an engine, and rescue companies, nine people in all. Firefighters freed that occupant within three minutes, the department said. The station has not said what caused the crash, and it has not released information about injuries.
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