Ocala, Florida — On November 5, 2014, Ocala Fire Rescue, Marion County Fire Rescue, and the Ocala Police Department responded to a three vehicle accident reported at 11:33 a.m., at the 1700 block of SE 17th Street.
Two pickup trucks and a sedan collided, leaving the driver of the sedan trapped inside the vehicle. The driver had to be cut from the vehicle.
As medics assessed the individuals involved and prepared the sedans’ driver for transport, a second accident occured.
At 11:43 a.m., reports of a pickup truck and sedan collision were received. The accident, a minor fender-bender with no reported injuries, resulted as traffic began to accumulate on SE 17th Street following the initial crash.
While the crews worked a few hundred feet away and responded to this second incident, a third one occurred.
This time, two compact SUVs met in a head-on collision at the 2200 block of SE 17th Street. At 11:55, additional units were dispatched to the crash site where one of the drivers had to be extricated and transported to the hospital. Despite the gravity of the situation, no fatalities occurred.
A total of seven vehicles were involved in the crashes.