Ellerslie Man Critically Injured in Crash

Corriganville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a crash involving a pickup truck and a car just before 11:30 a.m. Saturday. An 80-year-old Ellerslie man was critical injured after he was thrown from his truck on state Route 35. The operator of the truck was flown to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown by Maryland State Police Aviation Command, Trooper 5. The driver of the second vehicle, a juvenile, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to UPMC Western Maryland. Units from Corriganville, Ellerslie, Mount Savage and LaVale responded to the crash. Route 35 was closed for approximately four hours. The accident remains under investigation by Allegany County Sheriff’s Crash Team and Cumberland Police Department Crash Team.