Companies 3 and 2 worked a serious accident which affected both sides of Route 5 this evening

At 20:41 dispatch reported a multi car accident with unknown injuries in the area of Route 5 and Route 9. Arriving resources found a 2 car accident on the Southbound side of Route 5 with one vehicle on fire and an injured person in the roadway. Firefighters extinguished the fire and one patient was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. There was an extensive amount of debris and oil on the roadway, which was closed to Southbound traffic while first responders operated and the vehicles were removed. The roadway has since reopened.