Hobart, IN – Two elderly men were hospitalized after a serious vehicle crash earlier today near the intersection of High Street and North Hobart Road, according to the Hobart Fire Department. Fire crews reported that extrication was needed to remove one unconscious passenger due to severe vehicle damage.
According to fire officials, two patients were transported from the scene. One man suffered minor, non–life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The second was found unresponsive with weak vital signs and required advanced life support at the scene before being taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
No medical helicopters were available for air transport at the time, prompting the patient’s transfer by ground ambulance.
The Hobart Fire Department thanked responding crews for their professionalism and teamwork and reminded drivers to use caution when traveling through the area.
Authorities have not released the identities or current conditions of the patients. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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