Man flown to Nashville hospital after West Seventh Street crash

A man was flown to a Nashville hospital following a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon on West Seventh Street at Dink Embry’s Buttermilk Road.

Hopkinsville Police Sgt. Martin Lopez says preliminary investigation determined one car was headed west on Seventh just before 3 p.m. approaching the  intersection with Princeton Road and the other car was attempting to enter Seventh from Princeton Road when they collided head-on.

The man driving the car on Seventh was taken by EMS to the Jennie Stuart Health helipad and flown from there by Air Evac to Skyline Medical Center in Nashville with head injuries.