CT photo by Bruce Bishop.
GRAFTON TWP. — A rollover accident on state Route 57 near Mennell Road in Grafton Township claimed the life of an elderly man this afternoon.
Rescue squads used air bags to lift the car to remove the man’s body from the wreckage. The silver Chevrolet car had been driving on south 57 and apparently lost control a little past Mennell, where the road curves.
The accident occurred about 1 p.m. The intersection remains shut down.
Only one car was involved in the accident, and the elderly man who died was alone in his car.
According to reports from the scene, the car struck a power pole and flipped back up onto the road on its roof.
First responders couldn’t say for sure when the man died but said he was unresponsive when they arrived.
Troopers aren’t yet releasing the man’s name but said he is a Lorain County resident.
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