Upon arrival, Drexel Police spoke with several individuals who were passersby, who had stopped to render assistance to the individual. The machine in question was a moped, which did not have a license plate attached to it.
As Drexel Fire personnel arrived on scene, they immediately began to render care to the patient, who was clearly in critical condition. A Life Flight helicopter was called to transport the individual to a local trauma center. A landing zone for the helicopter was subsequently established at the city park by the community building.
Simultaneously, law enforcement worked to identify the individual. Once positive identification of the individual was made, the individual was transported to the helicopter and air-lifted to a trauma center.
As this was occurring, law enforcement went to the family residence and notified them of the situation.
The family is asking Drexel to rally behind them in thought, prayer, and in support during this most difficult of times.
We also want to thank all of the agencies who responded to this incident. It was awesome to see a multi-agency response where everyone worked together so well, with one mission in mind. This was a textbook example of outstanding team-work by all.
The investigation of this accident is being conducted by MSHP.
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