One person was flown to ECU Health after a vehicle crashed into a large ditch, according to Blounts Creek Volunteer Fire Department who responded to the scene. 

At 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11, Blounts Creek Volunteer Fire Department was notified of a motor vehicle accident at North Carolina Highway 33 and Core Point Road. They reported that a single vehicle left the roadway and was in a large ditch. Two occupants were trapped inside the vehicle. Engines 10, 21 and Rescue 40 extracted the occupants. 

“Our crews were able to extricate both occupants in under 30 minutes and turn them over to waiting EMS crews,” the department said in a social media post on Wednesday. 

Due to the extent of injuries to one occupant, an EastCare helicopter was requested to respond to the volunteer fire department’s station. 

Units on the scene were: 

Blounts Creek Fire Department

Engine 10

Engine 21

Rescue 40

Chocowinity Fire Department

Rescue 6241

QRV 6280

Beaufort County NC Emergency Services

EMS 4

EM 1

MD 1 (Emergency Physician)

Chocowinity EMS

431

ECU Health EastCare

North Carolina State Highway Patrol