5-year-old seriously injured in Southern Pines crash, airlifted to trauma center
A 5-year-old was airlifted from Southern Pines to the UNC Trauma Center on Wednesday morning after a serious crash.
Posted — UpdatedEmergency responders were dispatched to a vehicle accident on Carlisle Street at the intersection of West Wisconsin Avenue just after 7:30 a.m.
Two vehicles were heavily damaged in the crash.
An ambulance arrived to take the 5-year-old to a ball field on Morganton Road to meet a helicopter from UNC for transport to a trauma center.
A woman was also taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance for injuries reported as non-life-threatening.
Carlisle Avenue was temporarily closed to traffic in both directions while the injured were assisted and the roadway cleared.
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