SALISBURY — A Ford F150 crashed into a tree in the 2800 block of West Innes Street about midnight Sunday, catching fire after the crash.

According to reports, one person was pulled from the burning vehicle and Air Care One landed on the soccer field at North Hills School os Sells Road to take the person to Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. A dog connected to the accident did not survive.

Two Catawba students on their way back to campus said they heard squealing tires and a boom, and a nearby neighbor said she heard the boom as well. Other witnesses said others had tried to get the person out of the vehicle before firefighters arrived. A tanker truck from the fire department was needed to extinguish the fire.

This story will be updated should more information become available.