10/16/23

TWO PEOPLE WERE CRITICALLY INJURED IN A TWO-VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 89 NORTH OF PAULDEN. CENTRAL ARIZONA FIRE AND MEDICAL AUTHORITY REPORTS THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY NIGHT. ONE OF THE VICTIMS WAS TRAPPED IN THEIR VEHICLE AND HAD TO BE EXTRICATED BY FIREFIGHTERS. 

ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO YAVAPAI REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BY AMBULANCE, THE OTHER WAS AIRLIFTED TO FLAGSTAFF MEDICAL CENTER. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF THAT PORTION OF HIGHWAY 89 FOR SOME TIME. THE CAUSE OF THE CRASH AND THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE VICTIMS ARE NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME.