The driver of a vehicle was flown to an area hospital after a crash near Centralia early Thursday.
Around 2:00am, Thursday, emergency personnel were called to a crash with partial ejection along Route 61 between Centralia and Mount Carmel.
Emergency personnel found a vehicle off the roadway into the woods.
The driver had to be cut from the vehicle and transported to a landing zone and flown to an area hospital.
During the landing zone, a potential disaster was averted. As Life Flight attempted to land, the dry conditions created a dust cloud. The first attempt was aborted and firefighters hosed down the dirt to eliminate the dust.
The helicopter was then able to land without a problem to transport the victim.
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