Man airlifted after chainsaw accident in Piqua

A man injured in a chainsaw accident tonight was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.

The man was cutting a tree around 9 p.m. when the chainsaw dropped onto the victim's arm, said Piqua Fire Capt. Kevin Ganger.

CareFlight landed in a field behind the Paris Court Mobile Home Park, off County Road 25-A.

Ganger said he was unable to release the man's name or age. His condition was not available.

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