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Crash And Burn: One Injured In Highway 97 Wreck
October 29, 2016
One person was injured in a crash and burn accident late Friday night south of Walnut Hill.
The accident happened about 11 p.m. on Highway 97 just north of Tungoil Road. The driver of a SUV lost control, ran off the roadway and overturned in ditch. The adult male driver was able to escape the vehicle before it burst into flames. The driver suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to Atmore Community Hospital by ambulance.
The accident remains under investigation by the Florida Highway Patrol. Further details have not been released.
The Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue, Atmore Ambulance and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also also responded to the crash.
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2 Responses to “Crash And Burn: One Injured In Highway 97 Wreck”
This is terrifying. This always happens in Hollywood, but in real life a catastrophic failure such as this (engineering-wise) rarely happens. It’s very difficult to make a car “explode”. It takes luck, or a lack thereof
Glad he’s okay.
Just north of Tung oil is a big curve, more that one wreck has happened in that very spot