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Man, 18, hurt when car crashes over 30-foot embankment in Lawrence County

Man hurt when car crashes over 30-foot embankment in Lawrence County

WAYNE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An 18-year-old man was hurt after crashing over a 30-foot embankment in Lawrence County on Sunday morning.

First responders on scene tell Channel 11 that the 18-year-old man was driving on Wampum Road in Wayne Township around 9:30 a.m. when he lost control and went over the embankment. Then, the vehicle rolled onto its roof while on a ledge over a creek.

The driver was able to call 911 and was eventually extricated from the vehicle. First responders tell us it was a “difficult rescue” involving three separate, simultaneous rescues.

The man was taken to a hospital in Youngstown, Ohio, by ambulance with a suspected serious injury, per Pennsylvania State Police.

PSP New Castle is investigating the crash.

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