THREE WOMEN INJURED IN HEAD-ON CRASH IN ONEIDA, WISCONSIN
February 3, 2015
ONEIDA,
WISCONSIN – Three people were injured today were injured during a
head-on collision on State 55.
Authorities and rescue workers were called just before 10
a.m. to the highway near the intersection with Fish Creek Road. Staff Sgt.
Corey Besaw of the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department said a 74-year-old
Appleton woman traveling northbound was inattentive, crossed the center line
and struck a southbound sport-utility vehicle.
The woman and her passenger, a 79-year-old Appleton woman,
were airlifted from the scene by the Eagle III helicopter with potential
internal injuries. The driver of the SUV, a 51-year-old Nichols woman, suffered
a broken leg and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
Authorities closed to down a portion of the highway for more
than an hour to allow for response and clean-up. None of the injuries suffered
in the crash are thought to be life- threatening.