With over a foot of snow on the ground, Wareham and the rest of the South Coast spent Wednesday attempting to dig itself out of the second major storm of 2014.

The town’s maintenance crews worked through Tuesday night into Wednesday morning to keep the roads clear but accidents do happen, as was the case in front of Shaw’s on Route 6 Wednesday morning.

Witnesses say a snow plow collided with a car at 7 a.m. and unconfirmed reports state a passenger in the car was taken to to Tobey hospital with serious injuries.

Despite the accident, Wareham has weathered the storm without much incident and no power outages have been reported.

“Knock on wood it’s been quiet, relatively light,” said Onset Fire Department Chief Ray Goodwin.

He said the department responded to three medical emergencies since the start of the storm and a downed cable line on Beechwood Place. The Wareham Police Department could not be reached for comment.

Goodwin brought in 16 extra firefighters last night, much more than the typical one officer on night duty.

“Our personnel normally comes from home to the station, so to be safe we activated our on call personnel and brought them into the station last night,” Goodwin said. “What could take two to three minutes to respond to normally could take five to 10 in a snowstorm."

Goodwin said the department would continue to assess the roads throughout the day Wednesday and begin to dig out hydrants. He also warned people using space heaters and alternate heating during the oncoming cold spell to use caution and make sure the heater has adequate clearance.

"We dealt with a fatal fire from a space heater a few years ago, so everyone should use caution," Goodwin said.

Wareham Public Schools and town offices were closed Wednesday and a parking ban went into effect Tuesday that was still in place as of 9 p.m. Wednesday.

According to a statement on the town's website, "When an emergency snow plowing proclamation has been issued, vehicles parked on the public way must be removed in order to avoid damage to said vehicles and expedite plowing and sanding operations."

Between 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. the parking ban does not apply to Main Street from Chapel Hill to the Tobey Homestead or to Onset Avenue from West Central Avenue to the Town Pier.

The statement continues, "Any vehicle or object in the public way, if not removed within one hour after the beginning of a storm, will be subject to towing and/or removal at the owner’s expense as specified in the Town’s Policy. Residents who contract with private snow plowers to plow their driveway are cautioned not to have the snow pushed out onto the roadway, or in a manner that covers or blocks access to fire hydrants."

Wareham Week will continue to update this story with more information.