August 7
Numerous Rescue Squad units responded to a collision early on a Saturday morning that killed the drivers of both vehicles.
At about 0845 hours, Rescue Squad 741, Medic 741, Medic 741E, Ambulance 726, Engine 720 from Bethesda, along with Battalion Chief 2 and an EMS duty officer from Montgomery County were dispatched for a vehicle collision with a report of 2 persons trapped on Old Georgetown Road just north of the Beltway. A Buick station wagon and a Toyota minivan had struck each other in an offset head-on collision, leaving both drivers pinned inside their vehicles.
Unfortunately, the collision was fatal for both drivers, so no immediate extrication was necessary. As a precaution, RS 741 used its thermal imaging camera (TIC) to check in the brush beside the road for any vehicle occupants who might have been ejected but did not find any additional patients. (Use of the TIC for this purpose is not novel.)
RS741 returned to the scene several hours later, along with Truck 706 and Engine 720, to assist the police with completing their investigation.
