A passenger car versus ATV crash on Mason Creek Road on Sunday afternoon has left ATV riders - a 24 year old father and his 3 year old son - seriously injured.
Multiple units from the Jones County Sheriff's Department, EMServ Ambulance Service, and Fire District 1 Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the scene in the 600 block of Mason Creek Road in the Hebron Community in western Jones County.
The ATV was reported to have exploded and burned during the response by emergency services units.
Due to the severity of their injuries, both the father and child riding the ATV were airlifted from the scene in two different medical helicopters - Rescue 7 and Air Care 2 - to UMMC in Jackson. No injuries were reported in the passenger car.
"We are praying for the young father and his son who suffered very serious injuries and were airlifted from the scene," notes Jones County Sheriff Joe Berlin. He adds, "The tremendous response and teamwork exhibited by volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders from Fire District 1, EMServ medics, Rescue 7 and Air Care 2 flight medics, and our deputies is indicative of the excellent training that all possess."
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Jones County Sheriff's Department.