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    Employee critically injured when truck crashes into Haywood Co. business

    By Robert Cox,

    15 days ago

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    WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) – An employee at a Haywood County business is in critical condition after a vehicle crashed into a building Tuesday.

    The crash happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at WNC Chimney Solutions on Dellwood Road.

    Firefighters said a pickup truck crashed into the building, trapping one person inside.

    The Junaluska Fire Department said it took 48 minutes to free the person from the building.

    The victim was flown to the hospital.

    The employee was hospitalized in critical condition, according to a GoFundMe set up by the owner of WNC Chimney Solutions.

    The fundraiser was set up to help the family of the employee and has raised nearly $30,000 as of Friday afternoon.

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