A Mazda 3 left the roadway, striking some trees and trapping the occupants. The motor from the car was thrown some 20 feet from the vehicle down an embankment.
A male occupant in the vehicle was airlifted from the ballfield at the Sautee-Nacoochee Community Center to Atlanta Medical Center about 7 p.m. That AirLife Georgia helicopter had to come from Jasper.
A female occupant was taken by ambulance to Habersham Medical Center.
Traffic in both directions on Highway 255 was shut down for some 90 minutes, reopening shortly after 7 p.m.
Further details about the wreck and those involved were not available at the scene.
Dean Dyer of WRWH contributed to this report.
White County EMS and fire personnel, joined by members of the AirLife Georgia flight crew, load an injured male onto a stretcher. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Highway 255 was shut down both directions for about 90 minutes while emergency personnel performed their duties. (Photo/Rob Moore)
White County Fire Department personnel gather equipment at the scene of a serious-injury wreck on Highway 255 in Sautee. (Photo/Rob Moore)
The motor of this Mazda 3 four-door car was thrown some 20 feet from the vehicle during the single-car wreck on Highway 255 in Sautee. (Photo/Rob Moore)
Medical personnel rush an injured male from the ambulance to a waiting medical helicopter in Sautee. (Photo/Dean Dyer)
Medical personnel load an injured male into a waiting medical helicopter in Sautee. (Photo/Dean Dyer)
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