GRANVILLE, Ohio -- Two people were critically injured Thursday in a single-vehicle crash in Licking County.
The crash occurred at 6397 state Route 661 (North Street Road) at about 10:30 a.m.
According to the Granville post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 19-year-old James Wood was traveling southbound in a 2004 Ford Escape when he drove off the left side of the road, swerved back onto the road and drove off the right side, striking a culvert.
The vehicle became airborne and flipped several times before coming to rest in a field on the west side of S.R. 661.
Wood and his passenger, 18-year-old Trevor Landis, were not wearing their seat belts and were ejected from the vehicle.
Wood and Landis were taken to Grant Medical Center by MedFlight in serious condition.
The roadway was blocked during the investigation and cleanup. It was reopened before 12:30 p.m.
It is unknown if alcohol is a factor and the crash remains under investigation.
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