Fire department paramedics quickly triaged the patients and began to immediately render aid
At 11:29 a.m. on Saturday, April 19, the Vancouver Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a three-car collision at the intersection of NE 162nd Ave. and NE 7th St.
Upon arrival, firefighters found three vehicles that all suffered major damage. The Vancouver Police Department provided traffic control.
Fire department paramedics quickly triaged the patients and began to immediately render aid. The first patient treated was in critical condition and transported by American Medical Response with two fire department paramedics to a local trauma center. A second patient was treated and transported in a second ambulance with the third patient declining ambulance transport.
Information provided by Vancouver Fire Department.
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