MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A driver was critically hurt and two others were injured following a head-on car crash on Thursday afternoon, according to Marion County Fire Rescue.
In a release, firefighters said they were called to the crash at 1:27 p.m. along County Road 326.
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Upon arrival, rescue crews found one car with heavy damage and two other vehicles that suffered moderate damage, the release shows.
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Fire officials said crews had to remove one of the vehicles to rescue a driver trapped in an adjacent car. That driver was taken to the hospital as a trauma alert.
In addition, two others involved in the crash were taken to hospitals, though they suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to first responders.