Two people were flown to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland following the crash in Concord Township.
CONCORD TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Ten people were taken to hospitals, including two by helicopter to Cleveland, after a van attempted to make a U-turn during the early-morning hours Tuesday on a highway in Lake County, authorities say.
The sheriff’s office says several passengers were trapped in the van after the crash and had to be cut free by members of the Concord Township Fire Department. The female driver of the van and the passengers were taken to University Hospitals TriPoint Medical Center in Concord Township, with two being flown by helicopter to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland because of the severity of their injuries.
The crash closed Ohio 44 for more than three hours, according to the sheriff’s office. The crash remains under investigation, but the sheriff’s office says it doesn’t believe alcohol or drugs were factors.
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