2 Milton residents injured in traffic accident

MILTON — Two Milton residents are injured after a Saturday night traffic accident in Santa Rosa County.

Roland Nabors, 53, of Milton, and Michael H. Flyum, 79, of Milton were traveling northbound around 9:30 p.m. on County Road 191.

Nabors failed to slow, and collided with the rear of Flyum’s 1996 Chevy Suburban, according to a Florida Highway Patrol media release.

Nabors’ 2008 Chevy Silverado continued northbound, striking a tree on the shoulder of the westbound entrance ramp for Interstate 10, according to the release.

The Suburban spun clockwise and collided with a concrete barrier on the northbound lanes’ shoulder.

Both drivers were transported to Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola.

One driver was transported by helicopter; the other by ambulance, according to the release.

An alcohol investigation is pending.

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