Two women were seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover crash the afternoon of June 22 in the Town of Wittenberg.
Names of the women involved in the crash are not being released at this time, but the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department reported the driver was a 45-year-old woman from the Mattoon area, and the passenger was a 20-year-old woman from the Oshkosh area.
At about 3:30 p.m., multiple 911 callers reported a crash near the overpass of County Road Q and state Highway 29. Initial reports indicated the vehicle had two occupants, both of whom were injured. Both occupants were reportedly ejected from the vehicle, and one became trapped beneath it where it had come to rest.
Multiple deputies, along with local fire and emergency medical services personnel responded, and upon arrival, crews immediately began efforts to extricate the woman who was pinned under the vehicle.
Both women were conscious but sustained serious, life-threatening injuries. They were each transported via medical helicopter to nearby hospitals.
A preliminary investigation indicates the vehicle was traveling westbound on County Road Q (Grand Avenue). Just prior to reaching the overpass of Highway 29, the vehicle left the roadway to the north, descended a hill, crossed all four lanes of Highway 29, became airborne and rolled multiple times before coming to rest in a ditch adjacent to the eastbound lanes of Highway 29.
The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on scene by the Wittenberg Ambulance, Wittenberg Fire Department, Birnamwood Ambulance, Birnamwood Fire Department, Tigerton Fire Department, Tigerton Ambulance, Wisconsin State Patrol, Medevac Helicopter and Lifelink Helicopter.
Categories
