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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A Thursday afternoon accident left a car flipped onto its roof, sending two people to area hospitals.</p><p>According to Wilkes-Barre Fire Chief Jay Delaney, the jaws-of-life had to be used to extricate one of the individuals.</p><p>The accident occurred sometime after 1 p.m. at the corner of North Washington and North streets in the downtown area.</p><p>An officer on scene said a silver Ford Focus was traveling west on North Street when it came in contact with a blue Hyundai Elantra traveling south on North Washington. The officer said no witnesses saw the crash, and a determination of fault was pending.</p><p>The impact flipped the Focus onto its roof, trapping the driver inside, leading to the extrication.</p><p>Traffic was allowed to proceed west on North Street while crews cleaned up. Motorists traveling south on North Washington were diverted onto North Street.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">A Ford Focus was flipped onto its roof during a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at North Washington and North streets in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/web1_accident-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>A Ford Focus was flipped onto its roof during a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at North Washington and North streets in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Patrick Kernan | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Accident in Wilkes-Barre leads to jaws-of-life extrication