Video: Man taken to hospital after car goes into drainage ditch in Brewster



BREWSTER – One man was taken to Cape Cod Hospital after a car ended up in a drainage ditch in Brewster. It happened about 12:10 PM at Main Street (Route 6A) & Lower Road. The Tesla sedan was partially in the water and the driver had to be extricated before being transported by ambulance. Brewster Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

From Brewster Firefighters: Just after noon Wednesday, Brewster Firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident on Route 6A in West Brewster. This was reported as a single vehicle down an embankment with the occupant still inside.

Ambulance 3 and Squad Engine 1 responded. A single vehicle was found with the occupant still inside. Firefighters worked to safely remove the occupant from the vehicle. The winch from Squad 1 was used to prevent the vehicle from falling further into Paines Creek. A rotator truck had to be brought in to remove the vehicle safely. Ambulance 3 transported the patient to the hospital.

Brewster Firefighters operated on scene for just over 2 hours.

Photos and video by Jake O’Callaghan/CWN
Further details were not immediately available.


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