Crews were first dispatched at 4:54 p.m. for a crash on the Route 283 eastbound on-ramp from Vine Street, where a vehicle had gone off the road, but the driver was already out of the car, the department said. One patient was taken to a hospital, and Engine 54 and Utility 54 were placed available.
But less than an hour later at 5:31 p.m., Dauphin County dispatchers sent firefighters back to Route 283 for another crash—this time with unknown injuries near mile marker 4.4, officials said.
Dispatchers reported that a vehicle had traveled 20 to 30 yards into the woods, and the driver was unresponsive, with the doors blocked by trees. Lower Swatara Township’s Rescue 59, already nearby on Route 441, was added to the call…