Reading PA Fire Department

Man Falls from Railroad Overpass

Written by FF J. Batz
July 26, 2008
M603 was dispatched early this morning for a cell phone report of a man lying on Neversink street. The caller gave vague info as he was passing through and did not stop. Upon arrival M603 found a male lying along the roadway straight down from a railroad overpass. A trauma alert was transmitted to Reading Hospital, along with a call for help to Engine 1. The patient was packaged and transported. The patients condition was listed as critical. Units were available after 0730. Add this article to:

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