A woman was trapped inside an overturned vehicle off U.S. 52 near Green Tree Road in Moscow early Wednesday morning, and first responders found her hurt but conscious before she was flown to a hospital. The rollover crash shut down part of the highway between Moscow and Neville for roughly two hours as crews worked the scene in the dark.
The Ohio State Patrol is investigating the one-vehicle crash, which dispatchers first learned about around 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, according to WLWT. At that point, dispatchers couldn't yet say whether anyone had been hurt, the station reported. It wasn't until later that more details emerged about the driver's condition and the scramble to get her out of the car.
First responders arriving just before 5 a.m. found the woman trapped in a vehicle that had landed on its top off the highway near Green Tree Road, according to Fox 19. She was hurt but conscious and described as “somewhat alert” when crews reached her, the station reported. She was ultimately airlifted to a hospital, though her condition afterward was not detailed in either station's reporting.
Conflicting Accounts of Which Helicopter Responded
Exactly which air ambulance carried the woman away from the scene remains unclear, with the two local stations offering differing accounts. WLWT's cameras captured an AirCare helicopter arriving at the scene, the station reported. Fox 19, however, reported that AirCare declined to respond because of the weather, and that Air Evac Lifeteam handled the transport instead — a discrepancy that has not been resolved by either outlet.
WKRC also reported that authorities confirmed AirCare had been called to the scene.
Highway Closure Expected to Lift Once Wrecker Arrives
U.S. 52 had been shut down for about two hours as of Wednesday morning, according to the Fox 19 report, with officials expecting the road to reopen once a wrecker arrived to clear the overturned vehicle. Drivers in the stretch between Moscow and Neville were left navigating around the closure during the early morning commute while the Ohio State Patrol's investigation continued at the scene.
