A Fairburn woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon when her

car collided with a dump truck on New Hope Road near Ga. Hwy 92.

She was flown by helicopter to Atlanta Medical Center. Her condition

was not available Thursday afternoon.|

Only one of the three children who were in the car with Watkins

had visible injuries, said Capt. Pete Nelms of the Fayette County

Department of Fire and Emergency Services. That child was entrapped

briefly, Nelms added.

The impact of the collision trapped Watkins inside the vehicle and

it took over half an hour for emergency crews to free her. She was

in serious condition when she left the scene, Nelms added.

The driver of the dump truck was not injured, although it overturned

and landed in a ditch.

Maj. Wayne Hannah of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office said

Watkins's Cadillac crossed the center line of the road and

ran underneath the truck.

The accident is still under investigation, but two witnesses confirmed

that Watkins crossed the center line, causing her car to hit the

truck, Hannah said. One of the witnesses was ahead of the dump truck

and blew her horn after noticing Watkins had crossed the center

line.

Watkins corrected the path of the vehicle, but as her car neared

the truck, it veered into the truck's path, Hannah said.

All the children in Watkins's car were in the back seat and

buckled up, which helped keep their injuries to a minimum, Hannah

said.

The firefighters working the accident were provided relief from

the heat from neighbors in the area who brought ice, water and cokes,

Nelms said. The neighbors were also very concerned for the family,

and it was good to see that kind of community spirit, he added.