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Car hits tree at East Road and Route 20, minor head injury

By Howard B. Owens

A car has hit a tree on East Road at Route 20, Bethany, and a person has reportedly suffered a minor head injury.

Bethany fire and Mercy EMS responding.

UPDATE 9:24 a.m.: The patient will be transported to a hospital via Bethany ambulance.

UPDATE 9:31 a.m.: The patient is being taken to UMMC. Bethany units are back in service with the exception of fire police, who are told to stop traffic until the tow truck removes the car.

UPDATE 9:37 a.m.: The road is reopened.

UPDATE 9:46 p.m.: The driver is a 24-year-old female with complaints of pain in the left side of her neck and a headache.

Doug Yeomans

There's only one tree on that corner and it's in the lawn of Tom and Debbie Douglas. It's a huge maple tree. Their house was hit by a car before and it landed in their living room. Anyone know what's going on with the roundabout that's supposed to be built at this intersection?

Jan 24, 2013, 9:28am Permalink

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