Milford fire personnel look over badly damaged vehicle

MILFORD  Nov. 25 by Don Quick   A 4:40 PM Thanksgiving Eve car/truck accident sent a Rhode Island woman to Bon Secours Hospital this evening. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were rain, patchy fog and darkness.

An unidentified Rhode Island woman leaving the Hilltop Extramart just west of Interstate 84 on Route 6, apparently seeking to turn left to head west on Route 6, was struck on the drivers side door by an eastbound full-size Dodge Ram pickup truck.

The impact sent the smaller Rhode Island car into a deep drainage ditch alongside Route 6 near Mountain Spring Road. The uninjured driver of the pickup stated that there was no way to avoid the small car slowly crossing this path.

Milford Ambulance, Milford Fire and Rescue responded to the scene, and began an impressive controlled disassembly of the car to extricate the woman whose legs were pinned under the dashboard of the heavily damaaged car.  The woman was freed and carfully removed from the vehicle at about 5:10 PM and all fire units cleared the scene at 5:46 PM

All drivers are cautioned to be particularly careful as the poor weather is expected to continue.