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2 Motorcycles Collide on Upper Van Reed Rd.

 Steve Spies    November 14, 2016    No Comments

On Sunday, November 13th, at 12:12 GFC, Mt. Pleasant Co. 30, and Western Berks Ambulance responded to the report of a motorcycle accident, with injuries, at the intersection of Upper Van Reed and Reber’s Bridge Roads.

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Engine 55 arrived on scene at 12:25 to find Western Berks Ambulance EMTs preparing one of the motorcycle riders for transport. The rider had been thrown from his bike when it struck the rear end of the motorcycle in front of him. The rider of the other motorcycle was not injured.

Chief Brian Fisher assisted Western Berks with the patient while other GFC crewmembers assisted Bern Township Police with traffic control.

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Chief Brian Fisher, left, arrives to assist Western Berks EMTs.

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FF Dylan Heckman, left, and Fire Police Capt. Terry Royce prepare barricades for traffic control.

The patient was transported to the Reading Hospital with a severe head injury, and was later reported to be in critical condition. The patient had not been wearing a helmet.

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The patient is placed in the ambulance for transport.

Crew members from GFC and Mt. Pleasant cleaned up the debris from the roadway. Normal traffic flow was resumed around 13:00.

Those responding for the GFC were:

Chief Brian Fisher

Assistant Chief/Fire Police Capt. Terry Royce

FFs Dylan Heckman and Dalton Noll

Jr. FF Dylan Matz

Photographer Steve Spies

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