Nichols Ave. MVA (Stratford, CT) 12/15/18

STRATFORD, CT - At approximately 11:20 pm on December 15, 2018, the Stratford Fire Department was dispatched to Nichols Ave. and Lincoln St. for a 2-car MVA with reports of one vehicle into a structure, and one vehicle on fire. When companies arrived on scene, they found a 51 year-old male trapped in the burning vehicle and another 52 year-old male trapped in the other vechicle that crashed through a fence but just missed the home. Two separate extrications were underway at the same time, unfortunately the man in the burning vehicle was pronounced deceased, and the second victim was transported to Bridgeport Hospital with serious injuries. Bystanders had feverishly tried to rescue the man from the burning car before FD arrival but were unsuccessful when they were pushed back by the flames.