VICTIM EXTRACTED FROM TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION AT WIRT-CALHOUN LINE

(04/03/2009)

Wirt and Grantsville VFD members work to extract 56-year-old Roane woman from crash on Creston Hill Three people went to regional hospitals following a truck-car collision at the Wirt-Calhoun county line on Rt. 5 west of Big Bend, Thursday afternoon. Sources at the scene indicated none of the victims appeared to be critically injured. A 56-year-old Roane County woman was flown to Charleston Area Medical Center by Air Evac chopper from Wood County, reportedly suffering from a possible head injury. Emergency personnel from two counties work to extract woman Calhoun EMS and Grantsville firemen place woman in chopper at Big Bend armory An 18-year-old in the same vehicle was taken by Wirt EMS to a Parkersburg hospital, and the driver of the pick-up truck was also taken to the hospital for evaluation. The vehicles crashed within feet of the county line at 3:21 p.m., inside Wirt County on a hill leading down to Creston. Both the Grantsville and Wirt County VFD's responded with trucks and rescue equipment, the 56-year-old female required extraction. Calhoun and Wirt EMS transported the injured parties. Wirt fireman work with extraction device (L) later Calhoun emergency personnel prepare for airlift

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