ELY — A person was rescued from a burning vehicle after a crash near Ely on Friday afternoon.
According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, authorities responded to a report of a single-vehicle rollover in the 1500 block of Echo Trail just before 3 p.m.
Witnesses reported hearing a crash as one vehicle nearly forced another off the road before careening into a ditch, striking a ledge, and rolling over. The vehicle caught fire, and bystanders quickly extricated the victim before the flames spread.
The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, sustained a head injury and was initially treated at Ely Hospital before being airlifted to a hospital in Duluth. The identity of the victim has not been disclosed.
The incident is currently under investigation by the Sheriff's Office.