Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services (MCFRS) were called to the scene of a person pinned beneath their own car in the area of 9700 Fields Rd near the Washingtonian Tower at approximately 2pm on Sunday afternoon.
According to MCFRS Chief Spokesperson Pete Piringer, “a person exiting their vehicle accidentally backed over themselves with car and were trapped/pinned underneath vehicle.” Rescue units rapidly extricated the person who was transported to the hospital with priority 1 (life-threatening) trauma. A video below, tweeted by Piringer, shows the extrication.
(~2p) IAO 9700 Fields Rd, IAO Washingtonian towers, parking lot, a person exiting their vehicle accidentally backed over themselves with car and were trapped/pinned underneath vehicle. Rapid extrication @mcfrs PE732. @MCFRS_EMIHS transported Pri 1 trauma. pic.twitter.com/fh0mJ1tf59
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 2, 2023