Lake Wales, Florida – The Lake Wales Police Department, Lake Wales Fire Department and approximately 4 Polk County Fire Rescue ambulances are on scene of multiple vehicle crash on Burns Avenue in Lake Wales.
According to Troy Schulze, Deputy Chief, with the Lake Wales Police Department the “crash is at Burns Ave and Tower Blvd. There are two vehicles involved. The vehicle crossing Burns Ave reportedly violated the right of way of a westbound vehicle on Burns Ave.” The accident was reported at 10:16am.
According to Schulze it appears 4 patients are involved. 2-3 of those patients may be transported by helicopter evacuation.
At this time it does not appear that these injuries are life threatening, but traumatic enough to warrant helicopter transport.
