At approximately 15:29 hours Canton Fire and Rescue was dispatched to a reported two car MVA with possible personal injury on East Main Street near the Sunoco station. Upon arrival of Canton Rescue units found a 2 car rear end collision with one victim still trapped in one of the cars with a second victim for the other vehicle sitting on the roadside. Canton Fire Assistant Chief Bob Crowe requested Rescue 1 to the scene to begin work on extricating the patient from the hybrid vehicle. The first victim was treated by AEMT's on the scene, removed from the vehicle, and transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital. The 2nd victim somplaining of minor injuries refused medical aid on scene and was transported by POV for medical evaluation. Total extrication time was approximately 5 minutes to remove the "B" post and remove the patient from the car. All personnel worked swiftly and professionally to make quick work of this extrication. Both cars were towed from the scene by Johnson's Towing and Recovery. Canton PD Sgt. Lori McDougal handled the accident with assistance from NYSP Trooper Rob Larrabee. All units returned to service at 16:08 hours.
