At 4:28am Center Moriches Firefighters were requested to the scene of an auto accident with injuries on Frowein Road at Bernstein Blvd.

When emergency responders arrived on scene they found two vehicles off the side of the road, one of the vehicles on its side. As EMT’s and Paramedics worked to stabilized the injured, firefighters used the “Jaws of Life” to free two occupants of the car whose doors were crushed in from the impact. The occupants of the overturn vehicle had climbed out as firefighters were pulling up.

Center Moriches Fire Department Fire Police Squad assisted Suffolk County Police in directing traffic around the area. Additional ambulances were requested from East Moriches Community Ambulance and Mastic Ambulance to assist in transporting 5 people to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The cause of the accident is under investigation by Suffolk County Police.