Two people were transported by ambulance to a local hospital as a result of a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon in Ocala.
Upon arrival at the crash scene at 2:15 p.m. on SE 36th Avenue, firefighters encountered two sedans and a tree trimming truck with varying degrees of damage and debris on the road, according to Ashley Lopez of Ocala Fire Rescue.
The driver of a silver sedan needed medical attention and extrication, one of the two occupants of a maroon sedan involved was unconscious and the three occupants of the tree trimming truck did not require medical assistance.
Crews from Engine #2 provided care for the patient in the maroon sedan, while crews from Rescue #2 and Tower #1 began extrication of the patient in the silver sedan. Both patients were trauma alerted to the hospital.
Marion County Fire Rescue and the Ocala Police Department also responded.