HARWICH – Two people were injured in a collision between two bicycles in Harwich. The incident happened around 10:30 AM Wednesday on the Cape Cod Rail Trail off Route 124. Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to free at least one of victims from the wreckage of the bicycles. A MedFlight helicopter was requested to land at the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School to fly one of the victims to an off-Cape trauma center.
From Harwich Fire: At 10:35 this morning the Communications Center at the Barnstable County Sheriffs Office received a report of a bicycle accident involving two bikes on the bike path near mile 5.6, which is near 522 Pleasant Lake Avenue. While Harwich was responding, Brewster Fire Department Car 1 (Chief) arrived on scene and reported two patients, one severely injured. Car 1 requested an Engine Company to the scene to assist with extrication.
A full department recall was transmitted, and Boston Medflight was requested. A mutual aid engine from Brewster Fire also responded to assist at the scene. Harwich Fire also responded to personnel to secure the landing zone at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School.
One patient was transported to Cape Cod Hospital by Harwich Fire with non-life-threatening injuries, and one patient was transported by Boston Medflight to Mass general with Life-threatening injuries.
The incident occurred on the Cape Cod Rail Trail which is under the jurisdiction Department of Recreation and Conservation and is being investigated by the Massachusetts Environmental Police.
Details about the accident are unavailable at this time.
During this incident, several other calls occurred in Harwich, and Dennis Fire responded an Engine to assist and provide coverage.
No information regarding either patient, other that what has been provided, is available.
Harwich Police assisted both at the accident scene and at the landing zone, and the Massachusetts
State Police responded as well
Photo and video by Jake O’Callaghan/CWN
WELLFLEET – Meanwhile, early Wednesday afternoon, a person fell off their bicycle on the Cape Cod Rail Trail in Wellfleet. The victim was extricated by ATV to an ambulance and transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries.
Photo by AAP/CWN
