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PACKERTON - A North Manchester man is in critical condition after a one-car accident Tuesday afternoon near Packerton.
Clayton Harting, 89, of West Seventh Street, North Manchester, suffered severe head injuries in the 1:55 p.m. accident on Packerton Road, 1,500 feet south of CR 800S.
According to the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, Harting was southbound on Packerton Road when, for an unknown reason, his car crossed the center line and went off the east side of the road. Harting's car struck a swing set and tree in the yard of Jimmy Allen, South Packerton Road, Claypool, before the vehicle rolled over onto its top.
Harting, who was semi-conscious at the scene, was pinned in the wreckage until emergency crews arrived and were able to free him.
After being rescued, Harting was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital before being transferred via helicopter ambulance to Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
Assisting at the scene of the accident were personnel from Claypool, Silver Lake and Chester Township fire departments, South Central and Multi-Township emergency medical services and Silver Lake Police Department.
The accident remains under investigation.
