Soso, Hebron, Calhoun and Pleasant Ridge volunteer fire departments responded to a one-vehicle collision shortly after 4:15 pm this afternoon at 1237 Highway 18 in Soso.
When the first group of firefighters arrived, they found one person entrapped in the vehicle, with what appeared to be serious injuries.
Firefighters used hydraulic equipment to extricate the driver, lifting the dash of the car and removing the roof of the car in order to access and allow first responders and Emserv personnel to treat the patient.
According to a witness to the collision, the driver was traveling north on the highway and began drifting slowly into the southbound lane after passing the convenience store in Soso. The vehicle kept drifting until it left the roadway, went down a small embankment and struck a tree. The car sustained severe damage, with significant intrusion into the cab of the vehicle.
Ultimately Rescue 7 landed in a small field next to the scene and transported the driver to the hospital.
JCSO and Soso PD were also on scene. Traffic on Highway 28 was shut down in both directions for about an hour, while emergency personnel from multiple departments accessed, treated, performed extrication of the patient, and then cleared the scene.
