Crane rollover near I-10 bridge leaves one seriously injured, airlifted to trauma center
COLUMBUS, TX – At approximately 3 a.m., the Columbus Volunteer Fire Department responded to a reported crane rollover with entrapment in a construction zone along the westbound lanes of I-10 near the 695 mile marker.
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Upon arrival, first responders found that a trackhoe and a traffic control barrier had rolled off a bridge into a nearby pond. Firefighters performed a complex water rescue, extricating the trapped individual from the water and carrying them up an embankment to a waiting EMS crew.
The patient sustained severe leg injuries and was airlifted to a Level 1 trauma center for further treatment.
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