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Alexandria firefighters used ladders to free girl pinned under SUV, department says

The girl was struck Oct. 6 on North Ripley Street and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Fire Department.

On October 6th, AFD crews freed a juvenile pinned beneath an SUV in under six minutes using ground ladders and quick thinking. (AFD)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Firefighters used ground ladders as levers to free a girl pinned beneath an SUV last week, getting her out in less than six minutes, the Alexandria Fire Department said.

The girl was taken to a hospital and is expected to make a full recovery, the department said in a news release Sunday. It described her as a juvenile and did not give her age.

Crews were called on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 6, to the 600 block of North Ripley Street, where multiple 911 callers reported that a juvenile had been struck by an SUV, according to the release.

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