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Atmore Wreck Traps, Injures Three
March 3, 2009
Three elderly people were injured in a two vehicle accident in Atmore Tuesday morning.
The three were trapped in their overturned Chevrolet Impala for about 20 minutes while rescue workers worked to free them. They were transported by to Atmore Community Hospital by ambulance. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The accident happened just before noon at the intersection of Owens and Presley streets in Atmore. That is about a block west of the Family Dollar in the shopping center with Winn Dixie.
It appeared that the driver of the overturned car failed to stop a stop sign and was hit in on the passenger side by a southbound Mercury Grand Marquis. The driver of the Grand Marquis was not seriously injured in the crash.
The accident is under investigation.
Pictured above and below: Three people were trapped in on overturned car in an accident at Presley and Owens streets in Atmore just before noon today. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
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