Published: Sunday, December 9, 2007
Girl 'critical' after van lands in creek
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — One passenger is in critical condition after a van veered off the Columbus Inner Belt here Saturday afternoon, jumping a 20-foot retention wall and landing in the Neshannock Creek.
More than a dozen rescuers worked for 25 minutes to lift the four female passengers from the icy waters, said Mark Panella, assistant fire chief for the New Castle Fire Department.
Three adults were treated for exposure at Jameson Memorial Hospital and released. The fourth victim, a girl, was suffering from a facial cut, Panella said. She was transported by helicopter to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Panella said the fire department received calls for help about 1:45 p.m. Fortunately, the crash scene was directly across the street from the fire station, Panella said.
"We have a water rescue instructor that was on duty," he said. "Everything went pretty smoothly."
No further information about the cause of the crash was available at press time Saturday night.
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