I-393 MVA

On April 8th 0130 Hrs, Engine 7, Ambulance 7 and Ladder 2 were dispatched to I-393 for an MVA. Dispatch notified us that the vehicle had gone over the embankment and the NH State Patrol was on scene reporting that all the occupants were out of the vehicle. Upon arrival we found a small sized dodge pick-em-up truck had jumped the guardrail and rolled down the embankment and came to rest on the its side in a swampy marsh pit. The vehicle had three occupants who had self-extricated themselves, two of which were found lying on the ground against the trucks bed and a third who was standing along side them. Due to the location of the patients and the difficulty involved with moving them to the ambulance Engine 7's Captain Whitney requested Engine 1, Ambulances 4 & 5, and the Batt. Chief respond to the incident for more manpower. The patients were located approx. 70 feet from the roadway, down an embankment with about a 45 deg angle, therefore, the decision was made to relocate Amb 4, 5, and 7 to an adjacent apartment complex and the patients would be carried via backboards and stokes basket, which was a distance of about 150 yards. Patient 1 had a partially amputated foot, patient 2 had multiple lacerations to the head from glass, and Pt 3 had a 2 inch laceration above his right eye along with neck and back pain. The last pt was removed from the scene and transported after about 30 minutes of our arrival on scene. Engine 7's crew cleared the scene at 0330 hours once the vehicle was removed.