Multiple Injuries, Vehicle Plunges Into Deep Ditch On State Line

October 11, 2019

Firefighters worked over half an hour Thursday evening free an injured woman from vehicle in a deep ditch after a crash that injured multiple people on the state line near Bratt.

Two passenger cars collided at the intersection of North Highway 99 and State Line Road just inches into Florida just before 6:30 p.m. One vehicle was knocked across State Line Road, coming to rest about nine feet down in a ditch in Alabama. As the name implies, State Line Road is the border between Florida and Alabama.

Firefighters from both states worked over half an hour to remove the roof of a car and extricate the woman from the vehicle and the ditch. She was airlifted in serious condition by LifeFlight helicopter to a Pensacola Hospital. A male that was in the vehicle in the ditch was able to crawl out. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance, as were a woman and her child from the second vehicle.

Alabama State Troopers and the Florida Highway Patrol responded to the crash, and it was determined that FHP would investigate since the original point of impact between the vehicles was in Florida.

The Walnut Hill, Century and McDavid stations of Escambia Fire Rescue, Atmore Fire Department, Escambia County EMS, Atmore Ambulance and the Escambia County (FL) Sheriff’s Office also responded.

Further details have not yet been released.

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Pictured above and below: Firefighter remove an injured woman in an Alabama ditch Thursday evening. Pictured below: The second vehicle near the original point of impact and LifeFlight. Pictured inset above: Troopers from Alabama and Florida discuss the crash on the state line. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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One Response to “Multiple Injuries, Vehicle Plunges Into Deep Ditch On State Line”

  1. Susan Barnes on October 11th, 2019 1:59 pm

    Praying for all.

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