The State Highway Patrol says first responders had to free two out-of-state occupants from their SUV that overturned north of Newcomerstown on Tuesday.
The driver was taken to Union Hospital with serious injuries. A passenger was taken to Akron Children’s Hospital, also with serious injuries.
New Philadelphia Post Sgt. Jennifer Makris says their SUV went off the right side of the road, struck a guardrail and a mailbox, and rolled over into a ditch just after 3:30 Tuesday morning while heading southwest on Stonecreek Road.
Authorities were apparently on scene close to four hours as the driver and passenger had to be extricated by mechanical means.
A medical helicopter had been contacted at one point. The state highway patrol is still working on a crash report. officials say the driver is being cited for failure to control.
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