CENTER, Wis. (WFRV) – Five people, including an infant, were taken to local hospitals after sustaining injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Friday afternoon on STH 47 and CTH S in Outagamie County.
According to the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were sent to the intersection just before 4:40 p.m. on May 3.
A preliminary investigation reportedly revealed that an SUV, driven by a 31-year-old Appleton man with a woman and infant passenger, was southbound on STH 47 when a westbound car on CTH S allegedly failed to yield the right of way at the intersection, leading to the collision.
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Inside the car was a 32-year-old male driver from Waupaca and a 32-year-old passenger from New London.
Deputies reported that the passenger in the car was taken by a helicopter to a local hospital for critical injuries, the three occupants of the SUV were taken by an ambulance to a local hospital for injuries, and the driver of the car was taken to a local hospital for minor injuries.
This is the second crash at that intersection that has sent multiple people to the hospital since Wednesday, May 1.
The intersection was closed for roughly four hours on Friday. Assisting the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office were the Town of Center Fire and First Responders, Wisconsin State Patrol, Gold Cross Ambulance, and Eagle 3 Helicopter Rescue.
The incident remains under investigation. Local 5 will provide an update on this story when additional details are released.
