Manhattan Fire Reports One Person Seriously Injured in Crash Wednesday

Manhattan Fire Protection District reports one person was critically injured Wednesday morning after their vehicle struck a tree and caught fire on Offner Road. According to a press release, first responders arrived just before 11 Wednesday morning to the crash in the 1200 block of Offner Road. Before emergency personnel arrived, two bystanders pulled the victim from the burning vehicle and moved them to safety. Firefighters treated the patient and extinguished the fire. The patient was airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center’s burn unit for treatment. Their current condition is not known. Offner Road had to be closed for an undetermined amount of time Wednesday to investigate and clean up the wreck. The crash remains under investigation by the Will County Sheriff’s Office.