CARMI – A two-vehicle injury accident recently happened on Illinois 1 at Nelson Pipe and Supply between Norris City and Carmi.

According to the White County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened Saturday.

The sheriff’s office says for unknown reasons, a 2012 Ford F-150 pickup truck, driven by Paul Beavers of Indiana, crossed the center line of the roadway and struck a 2020 Ford Edge SUV driven by Sherry King of Carmi. A passenger, Bill King, was also in the vehicle.

Witnesses told White County Sheriff’s deputies that the pickup rolled onto the passenger side after striking the SUV. The SUV spun around in the roadway coming to rest in the ditch.

Beavers sustained major injuries. He was flown from the scene to Deaconess Hospital after being freed from his truck. Both Sherry and Bill King sustained minor to moderate injuries. They were taken to Ferrell Hospital in Eldorado by White County EMS.