Two-Car Collision

Amelia Webber, Gazette Staff — ameliagazette@gmail.com

Photo by Amelia Webber

At approximately 3:04 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, Northport Dispatch received a report of an accident with injuries at the intersection of 69 North and Northwood Lake Drive West.

Northport Police and Northport Fire and Rescue along with Northstar Paramedics responded to the scene of the wreck involving a Ford F-150 and a Toyota Camry.

According to Lt. Keith Carpenter of the Northport Police Department, both parties were transported to the hospital following the incident.

“I can only see a narrative of the accident report at this time,” Carpenter said. “It is still under investigation and the official report has not been approved, but it seems as though one party was turning North off of Northwood Lake Drive West and was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on 69.”

An eyewitness account states at least one person involved in the wreck sustained a head injury, but was still breathing at the time the paramedics began their transport.

“I have never seen an accident this bad and up close in real life,” the witness stated in a Facebook post following the accident. “The one I was with was still breathing while inside of the vehicle, but sustained visible injury to the head. The fire dept was swift in responding to the 911 call and used the trauma unit and jaws of life to rescue the (victim)! Again, please keep praying for them. I don't know the severity, but God knows.”

The Northport Gazette was unable to retrieve the names of the involved parties as the investigation was ongoing at press time.

Amelia Webber, Gazette Staff — ameliagazette@gmail.com

Photo by Amelia Webber

At approximately 3:04 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, Northport Dispatch received a report of an accident with injuries at the intersection of 69 North and Northwood Lake Drive West.

Northport Police and Northport Fire and Rescue along with Northstar Paramedics responded to the scene of the wreck involving a Ford F-150 and a Toyota Camry.

According to Lt. Keith Carpenter of the Northport Police Department, both parties were transported to the hospital following the incident.

“I can only see a narrative of the accident report at this time,” Carpenter said. “It is still under investigation and the official report has not been approved, but it seems as though one party was turning North off of Northwood Lake Drive West and was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on 69.”

An eyewitness account states at least one person involved in the wreck sustained a head injury, but was still breathing at the time the paramedics began their transport.

“I have never seen an accident this bad and up close in real life,” the witness stated in a Facebook post following the accident. “The one I was with was still breathing while inside of the vehicle, but sustained visible injury to the head. The fire dept was swift in responding to the 911 call and used the trauma unit and jaws of life to rescue the (victim)! Again, please keep praying for them. I don't know the severity, but God knows.”

The Northport Gazette was unable to retrieve the names of the involved parties as the investigation was ongoing at press time.