NUTTER FORT, W.Va. — Harrison County first responders individual was airlifted to Ruby Memorial Hospital after a vehicle struck a utility pole and triggered a brush fire.
The Nutter Fort Fire Department confirmed in a Facebook post that the accident occurred at around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday on Buckhannon Pike near Bel Meadows in Craigmoor, with firefighters with the Stonewood Volunteer Fire Department and Anmoore Emergency Medical Services responding to the accident with reported injuries, fire and entrapment.
According to the post, the vehicle reportedly hit a utility pole, which resulted in the trapping of an individual, and that a brush fire started from the downed power lines.
The post noted that bystanders removed the vehicle’s sole occupant before officials arrived, who was then transferred to HealthNet’s care and transported by aeromedical to Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Nutter Fort Fire Department officials extinguished the brush fire and controlled traffic, and then turned the scene over to Mon Power with units returned home at around 4:40 p.m.
The Harrison County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the accident.
