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Accident seriously injures 2 in Jackson County

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JACKSON COUNTY, Okla_Two people were badly injured in a one-car accident one mile south of Altus. It happened in the southbound lane of Highway 283 at around 12:45 Wednesday afternoon.

Witnesses say the driver lost control, veered across the right lane and landed in a ditch.

When emergency responders arrived, one of the men was out of the vehicle but the other was trapped. They had to cut the entire top of the car off to get to him.

Both men were taken to Jackson County Memorial Hospital.

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