Golden Valley Firefighter-Paramedics treat the victim of a single vehicle accident on Hwy-40 at MP 45. The vehicle traveling Eastbound struck the guardrail head-on and the guardrail pierced through the entire length of the truck striking the driver. The truck caught fire with the driver still inside. The only occupant of the vehicle was discovered outside the burning vehicle by two men who stopped to help just after the accident. They moved the patient away from the fully involved vehicle as fire crews from Golden Valley and Kingman Fire arrived. The patient was transported to KRMC and flown via Care Flight helicopter to the Las Vegas Burn Center. The accident which occurred at 12:58 is currently under investigation by DPS. 
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Single Vehicle Accident
Golden Valley Firefighter-Paramedics treat the victim of a single vehicle accident on Hwy-40 at MP 45. The vehicle traveling Eastbound struck the guardrail head-on and the guardrail pierced through the entire length of the truck striking the driver. The truck caught fire with the driver still inside. The only occupant of the vehicle was discovered outside the burning vehicle by two men who stopped to help just after the accident. They moved the patient away from the fully involved vehicle as fire crews from Golden Valley and Kingman Fire arrived. The patient was transported to KRMC and flown via Care Flight helicopter to the Las Vegas Burn Center. The accident which occurred at 12:58 is currently under investigation by DPS. 