ELLERBE — A wreck involving a N.C. Forest Service truck has U.S. 220 Business shut down, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol.
The driver, a 69-year-old man whose name has not yet been released, reportedly told troopers that a deer was in the road.
First responders say it was near the site of the former David’s Produce.
Troopers say he was hauling a bulldozer on a flatbed when when he ran off the right side of the road and flipped the truck on its side.
He was airlifted to N.C. Baptist Health in Winston-Salem and is expected to recover from his injuries, according to troopers.
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Drugs and alcohol do not seem to be factors.
According to the Ellerbe Rescue Squad, the road was expected to be shut down for several hours.
