Crime & Safety

Two Hospitalized After Canton Car Crash

Life Star helicopter transported one victim to the hospital.

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

Life Star helicopter was called to the scene of a two-car accident in Canton Wednesday night which resulted in serious injuries, the Canton Compass reported.

Police and emergency personnel responded to the intersection of Routes 179 and 202 around 9 p.m. A woman operating one of the vehicles was trapped inside the car, and had to be extricated by Canton firefighters, the Compass said.

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The woman was airlifted from the scene by Life Star helicopter with serious injuries, and an ambulance transported another injured person to a medical center, police told the Compass.

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The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Canton police at 860-693-0221.

Read more at www.cantoncompass.com.

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