CLEVELAND - Two people were injured in a single-vehicle wreck north of Cleveland Thursday afternoon.
The wreck, reported just after 5 p.m. on Highway 129 North near White County High School, involved a vehicle that ran off the road and rolled down an embankment.
According to preliminary information at the scene, an elderly couple was traveling north on Highway 129 when the male driver, who possibly could have had a medical issue, lost control of the vehicle and crossed the centerline striking the end of a guardrail. It's believed that the vehicle flipped and rolled down an embankment, coming to rest on its wheels.
Both occupants were trapped in the vehicle. After extrication, both were transported to Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The White County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the accident and additional details are not available.
