ALTAMONT, Ill. — A 38-year-old Farnia man was airlifted to a St. Louis area hospital Thursday night, after being injured in a fiery vehicle crash south of Altamont.

Effingham County Sheriff’s Department said a pickup truck driven by 38-year-old

Jason Fletcher was reportedly driving his pickup truck southbound on the Altamont Blacktop near 800th Avenue when the crash happened just before 8 p.m. Thursday.

Fletcher’s truck ran off the blacktop and rolled over three times, striking a fence, and then bursting into flames.

An Edgewood man, 39-year-old Matt Robinson, stopped and was able to pull Fletcher from the burning vehicle. Fletcher was airlifted from the scene. He was cited for improper lane usage.