A Coal Township man was ejected from his truck following a one-vehicle accident on Route 901 near Excelsior Monday night.
John Aurand, 37, was flown by Life Flight helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, from the Locust Gap ballfield following the 9:54 p.m. crash.
Aurand was operating a Ford pickup truck in Coal Township near the Mount Carmel Township line when the vehicle left the road and slammed into a stand of trees.
Route 901 was closed from the intersection with Route 54 to Industrial Park Road while emergency personnel investigated and cleared the scene.
Responding were Coal Township and Mount Carmel Township police, Beaverdale Engine 22, Mount Carmel Rescue 5, AREA Services, Mount Carmel Station 6 and Coal Township Station 180 fire police.