Overview
- Lt. Selvin Sandoval, a 39-year-old off-duty Waltham firefighter, was struck by a snapped oak limb on Eaton Road and taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital after the incident around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
- Sandoval freed himself after being briefly trapped and is credited with warning people in the area before the branch fell.
- Witnesses including a delivery driver and Framingham Department of Public Works crew members provided first aid at the scene before emergency responders arrived.
- Video from the scene showed the fallen limb shattered the windshield of a municipal DPW truck, underscoring the risk to people and city equipment.
- City and Waltham fire leaders praised Sandoval’s actions, identified him publicly, pledged departmental support, and provided no additional medical updates as of the latest reports.