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PHi Air Medical lands on FM-2457 (next to Blanchard Baptist Church) early Monday afternoon.
Livingston Woman Flown From UTV Accident, BLANCHARD, June 10, 2019 - Shortly after 1 pm on June 10, 2019, the driver of a 4 seat utility vehicle turned over on a private road off of Rob Road.  The passenger, 28 year old Silvia Villanueva, of Livingston, was pinned under the vehicle.  Allegiance Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with the Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Department, Trooper Colton McQuilkin with the Texas Highway Patrol, and Deputy Ronald Bogany with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.  Men were able to lift the vehicle off of Villanueva.  She was transported by ambulance to a landing zone on FM-2457 (next to Blanchard Baptist Church).  Villanueva was flown from the scene to Conroe Regional Hospital with serious injuries.
 
Special thank you:  Ken with Ken's Towing
 
Editor's Note:  This accident happened on private property, so we weren't able to get pictures from the actual scene of the accident.  The seriousness of the accident is newsworthy nonetheless.  We provide what pictures and media that we can.

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28 year old Silvia Villanueva, of Livingston is prepped to be loaded on a medical helicopter in a landing zone on FM-2457.
Villanueva was a passenger in a vehicle SIMILAR to the one pictured here.
Villanueva grimaces in pain as she's being prepared for flight.
Villanueva gets a loving kiss from a loved one (probably her mother) before being wheeled to a medical helicopter.
PHi Air Medical lifts off for Conroe.
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