Man Flown To Hospital After Pickup Hits Bobcat

Route 608 Closed For Hours

POSTED: 7:38 pm EDT March 28, 2009

UPDATED: 11:35 am EDT March 29, 2009

HAMBDEN TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol said that state Route 608 in Hambden Township in Geauga County was closed for several hours Saturday after an accident.

Troopers said a 64-year-old man was driving a Bobcat on the highway just after 3 p.m. when a pickup truck hit him from behind. Both vehicles flipped over. The driver of the Bobcat was flown to MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment.

There was no immediate word on his condition.

Authorities said the driver of the pickup truck was not hurt.