Highway 18 crash involves 3 vehicles, 1 airlifted to hospital

Emergency crews, including the Brainerd Fire Department and ambulance services, first responders and law enforcement respond to a three-vehicle crash where one person was air-lifted from the scene Tuesday, June 8, east of Brainerd on Highway 18. Submitted photo by Dan Hegstad

By Brainerd Dispatch and Renee Richardson

June 08, 2021 at 7:48 PM

Emergency personnel responded to a three-vehicle crash Tuesday night, June 8, on Highway 18 near Paul Bunyan Land, about 7 miles east of Brainerd.

The 911 call came in just before 6 p.m. The Brainerd Fire Department responded and extricated one person from one of the vehicles. Calls for assistance on the police scanner described it as a head-on crash.

The Crow Wing County Sheriff’s Office reported one person was airlifted by North Memorial Health Air Care to an unknown hospital and others were taken by ground ambulance to an area hospital.

The sheriff’s office assisted with traffic control as the Minnesota State Patrol investigated the crash site.

This crash will be updated as more details become available on the Brainerd Dispatch website at brainerddispatch.com .

Three vehicles were involved in the collision on Highway 18 east of Brainerd Tuesday, June 8, 2021. One person was airlifted to a hospital. Submitted photo by Dan Hegstad

Highway 18 crash involves 3 vehicles, 1 airlifted to hospital

One person was airlifted from the scene with others taken to medical facilities by ground ambulance.