Driver was ejected from car after vehicle struck tree
Sheriff Carl Ballengee and emergency workers check scene
Passenger was also taken to MHHCC
Two people were injured Sunday morning when their auto went out of control on Rt. 16 near the intersection of Vaughan Road, struck a tree and landed in a yard.
The female driver was ejected from the car. Both she and a male passenger were taken to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center shortly after the 9 a.m. accident.
The auto was described as a total loss.
An eyewitness said the vehicle was traveling south when it spun out of control coming down a small hill, struck a tree and traveled several feet further into a yard. The vehicle likely hit a patch of black ice.
Calhoun EMS, Minnie Hamilton Health Care and the Grantsville VFD responded to the accident.
Sheriff Carl Ballengee is investigating.
The accident was part of a several incidents which began Saturday night, sending at least two other people to the hospital in separate roll-overs.
The victim of a roll-over on Hog Knob Hill was transferred to WVU Medical Center reportedly suffering from a "serious" neck injury.
Another rollover on icy Rt. 16 near the Rt. 16-33/119 intersection sent Dawn Fox, wife of Conservation Officer Tom Fox, to Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center for evaluation.
Car struck tree after spinning out of control
SEE earlier stories about hazardous roads.
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