CORNELIUS, N.C. — A sheriff’s deputy is in fair condition after being pulled from his patrol car by bystanders following a crash in Cornelius Wednesday afternoon.

According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputy was attempting to avoid a crash when the collision occurred.

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Sheriff deputy was possibly responding to a call, tho it has not been confirmed, when he almost collided with a woman making a left turn. Deputy attempted to avoid her, but she swerved in the same direction and they collided. Woman got knocked into a tree, sheriff deputy got knocked into parking lot of a veterinary clinic, totaling 3 parked vehicles, and collided with a tree.

Staff of the veterinary clinic heard the commotion and went outside to check it out. Woman in the car was ok, Sheriff deputy was injured and bags fully deployed. His vehicle appeared to catch fire so staff broke the window and pulled him from the vehicle taking him into the veterinary clinic for triage while they waited for paramedics. Luckily one of the techs present was familiar with human medicine and was able to treat the injured deputy. The sheriff deputy is reportedly stable.