Wednesday afternoon crash injures a pedestrian in Lyon County

A Wednesday afternoon crash seriously injured a pedestrian in Lyon County.

The crash happened at about 4:45 p.m. near US 62 and Jenkins Road. Eddyville Fire Department personnel arrived on scene shortly after the vehicle vs. pedestrian crash. Firefighters helped to establish a landing zone for an AirEvac helicopter needed to fly the pedestrian to a hospital. Two engine companies set up the zone in the Eddyville Mall parking lot.

The pedestrian was flown to an out-of-state hospital to be treated for those injuries.

No other details on the crash have been released at this point.

Photo courtesy of Eddyville Fire