TRUCK COLLISION IN SHARP CURVE NEAR ORMA RESULTS IN INJURIES

(08/04/2011)

A two-truck collision just north of Orma sent two to the hospital just before noon today.

A Dodge Dakota truck traveling northbound on Route 16 went left of center in a sharp curve and struck a service truck belonging to Eastern Oil Field Service, whose driver was not injured.

One of the occupants in the smaller truck was taken by chopper to Charleston Area Medical Center, reportedly with a fracture.

Another occupant was taken to Minnie Hamilton Health System for undisclosed injuries, with another male occupant suffering minor injuries not requiring treatment.

Cpl. J. A. Bowles of the Grantsville Detachment investigated the accident.

The Upper West Fork and Arnoldsburg VFD's responded when the report indicated possible entrapment.