Puerto Morelos, Q.R. — An afternoon accident outside the town of Puerto Morelos left two injured and early evening traffic heavily affected. The late afternoon collision required assistance from local firemen to free one trapped driver.
The two vehicles collided late Thursday afternoon near the Puerto Morelos vehicular bridge. Members of the fire department arrived to rescue one driver whose legs were trapped after spinning and crashing into a city pole.
According to reports, the driver of one of the involved vehicles stopped in the center of the road next to the median when his engine began to smoke at which time a second vehicle happened upon the scene. That vehicle hit the stopped vehicle, spun and crashed into a streetlight before coming to a stop. The pole was uprooted from its base and left partially suspended over the federal highway.
Firemen used the jaws of life to free that driver who was stuck behind the wheel. Military personnel diverted traffic around the scene of the two vehicle accident while emergency personnel worked to clear the road. Both drivers were taken to hospital.
