Update at 3:10 p.m. — The victim has been successfully rescued from the vehicle. Tow crews will now start the process of removing the SUV from the embankment.
#Update: Patient has been successfully extricated from vehicle. Currently being evaluated by medics pic.twitter.com/xfS0Y7sfpb
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) September 2, 2018
Earlier: Firefighters are currently working to rescue the driver of an SUV that ran down an embankment along Four Mile Run.
The incident happened just before 2 p.m. along 10th Street S., just south of Columbia Pike on the west bank of Four Mile Run. Initial reports suggest that one man is trapped in the vehicle but is in the process of being extricated by firefighters.
The victim’s injuries are said to be non-life-threatening.
The crash happened on a busy Sunday afternoon for the fire department. It is unrelated to the body recovery further down Four Mile Run.
#Breaking: Car over four Mile Run creek embankment with one trapped. pic.twitter.com/FNOEoDdgLu
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) September 2, 2018
#Update: Crews working on getting the patient out. pic.twitter.com/HRtqiY2JHk
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) September 2, 2018
#Update: One stable patient is in the vehicle. Technical Rescue Team is on scene working on stabilizing and extricating the patient. pic.twitter.com/RGGNmnyGl6
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) September 2, 2018
#Update: Crews working on treating and packaging the patient before extrication. pic.twitter.com/STrCrT1x2K
— Arlington Fire & EMS (@ArlingtonVaFD) September 2, 2018
Photos via Arlington County Fire Department and Google Maps
