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Firefighters make rescue from flipped vehicle in North Ridge

By James Cullum
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The Alexandria Fire Department rescued two people stuck inside a flipped vehicle in North Ridge on Wednesday.

The vehicle flipped near the intersection of W. Braddock Road and Davis Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. after the driver crashed into a tree. Firefighters rescued the two occupants within 15 minutes, according to AFD dispatches. Both were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The rescue was one of multiple incidents that AFD responded to this week, including a small condo fire yesterday (Thursday) in the Seminary Hill area and a two-alarm fire at a laundromat in Fairfax County on Tuesday.

No injuries were reported from either fire, which were reported at the 5100 block of Maris Avenue and the 6400 block of Little River Turnpike, less than a mile from city limits.

Photos via Alexandria Firefighters, Inc. IAFF Local 2141/Facebook.

About the Author

  • Reporter James Cullum has spent nearly 20 years covering Northern Virginia. He began working with ALXnow in 2020, and has covered every story under the sun for the publication, from investigative stories to features and photo galleries. His work includes coverage of national and international situations, as well as from the White House, Capitol, Pentagon, Supreme Court and State Department. He's covered protests and riots throughout the U.S. (including the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol), in addition to earthquake-ridden Haiti, Western Sahara in North Africa and war-torn South Sudan. He has photographed presidents and other world leaders, celebrities and famous musicians, and excels under pressure.