ESTEVAN - Estevan firefighters responded to a couple of accidents over the past few days.
On Feb. 23, at about 1:30 p.m., fire crews were called to a single-vehicle rollover that occurred just north of Frobisher at a worksite.
"Crews responded to find that some heavy equipment was involved. This was at a worksite, in which a large tri-axle semi truck-trailer unit was dumping gravel and it rolled over on its side. There were injuries and entrapment as a result of the collision," said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.
Firefighters established traffic control around the site and successfully extricated the driver, who was then treated on scene by the local EMS. Firefighters also helped with getting the patient ready to be transported to St. Joseph's Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
The scene was then turned over to the company's site representatives and RCMP members.
Earlier, on Feb. 22, at about 2 p.m., fire crews also responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred at Souris Avenue South by the Estevan RCMP office. No injuries were reported, however, there was a lot of smoke coming out of one of the vehicles.
"Crews arrived on scene to find that what appeared to be smoke, was just antifreeze that was leaking that came into contact with the engine," Feser explained.
Fire crews assisted with traffic control, made sure there were indeed no injuries, dealt with fluid leaks and cleaned the debris. Then the scene was turned over to the Estevan Police Service for further investigation.
