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Two men injured when vehicle overturns, bursts into flames

Incident occurred early afternoon today on Greenbriar Road, between Breeding and Chance, near the Adair-Cumberland County line. Victims of crash found by sheriff and deputy both had injuries. One victim treated at scene, taken to Westlake Regional Hospital and then airlifted to UL Hospital, Louisville, KY. The other was transported to UL by ambulance.
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By Deputy Adam Rainwater
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 1:30pmCT, Deputy Aaron Rainwater and Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss responded to a single vehicle accident located on Greenbriar Road.

Upon arrival witnesses on scene advised that the operator of the vehicle and passenger of the vehicle - which had overturned several times before bursting into flames - had both been picked up and left the scene and were possibly at a residence on Orbin Branham Road.



Upon arrival at Orbin Branham Road, one victim of the collision, Dillon Burton, age 20 of Columbia, KY was located. Burton had sustained severe facial injuries.

Witnesses advised that the other person involved, Bruce Thompson, age 31, of Columbia had fled on foot into a nearby wooded area. Sheriff Moss was able to locate Thompson a short time later.

Thompson had also sustained severe facial injuries in the collision.

Thompson was treated on scene by Adair County EMS and transported to Westlake Regional where he was airlifted to University of Louisville.

Burton was later transported to University of Louisville by ambulance. Deputy Rainwater is investigating the collision.


This story was posted on 2014-10-14 18:03:30
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