Fire Dept. responds to separate accidents, fuel spills

A tractor hit both a utility and traffic light pole at the intersection of Randolph and Turnpike streets (Rte. 138) just after 6 a.m. on Friday, August 2, causing a fuel spill and a traffic signal outage that lasted several hours. The driver of the truck, Claude McDaniel, 44, of Passaic, New Jersey, was cited by police and will be summoned to face charges of a marked lanes violation and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. The collision caused 110 gallons of diesel fuel to spill on the roadway. Fire Lt. Donnie Lester said six firefighters, along with representatives of the state Department of Environmental Protection, treated storm drains and cleaned up the area. Traffic was rerouted for several hours until the scene was cleaned up and the traffic signal repaired.

Four hours later at 12: 30 p.m., Canton, Sharon, and Norwood firefighters responded to a four-vehicle collision at Route 95 northbound near exit 11 in Canton. Three people were transported to Norwood Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The accident involved three cars and a box truck and resulted in a large fuel spill along Rte. 95. The road was closed for nearly 90 minutes.

Motorcyclist injured in crash on Rte. 95

An unidentified motorcyclist was transported to Boston Medical Center for serious leg injuries after he was thrown from his motorcycle into the woods on Route 95 near the interchange on Saturday, August 3, around 2 a.m. Paramedics found him in the woods and treated him at the scene prior to transporting him to Boston, said Fire Lt. Donnie Lester.

CFD to host Family & Friends CPR

The Canton Fire Department will hold the next session of its “Family & Friends CPR” class on Wednesday, August 21, at 3:30 p.m. at Fire Department headquarters on Revere Street. The class will run for approximately two hours and is for people who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card for their job. The course is suggested for students, new parents, grandparents, babysitters, and others who are interested in learning how to save a life. The program is non-credentialed, but students will receive a tear-out participation card. Class size is limited and registration is required. Contact EMS coordinator Jamie Meier at 781-575-6654, ext. 7 or jmeier@town.canton.ma.us for registration.

Anyone required by his or her employer to learn CPR or those wishing to be credentialed as a responder should take a Heartsaver course. All American Heart Association courses can be found at www.heart.org.

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