-Messenger photo by Bill Shea
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Rescuers work to free two people and a dog who were trapped in a vehicle that ended up on its side following a crash at Fifth Avenue South and 30th Street early Friday afternoon. A man and a woman were taken by ambulance to UnityPoint Health — Trinity Regional Medical Center. A Webster County sheriff’s deputy took the dog, which was unharmed, to a friend of the people. The crash was reported at 12:55 p.m. Fort Dodge police Lt. Matt Webb said a Chevrolet was eastbound on Fifth Avenue South through the intersection when a Chevrolet that had been westbound turned left onto 30th Street. He said the vehicle that was turning struck the other vehicle on its drivers side, causing it to flip onto its passenger side. Firefighters cut part of the vehicle’s roof and folded it down to free the people and the dog. The occupants of the other vehicle were unharmed. The eastbound lanes of Fifth Avenue South were closed at 29th Street while rescuers worked at the scene. The Fort Dodge police and fire departments and the Webster County Sheriff’s Department responded.
