First responders work at the scene of a one-vehicle crash...

First responders work at the scene of a one-vehicle crash Tuesday on County Road 51 near the Eastport-Northampton border. Credit: LIHotShots / T.J. Lambui

The driver of a vehicle that overturned Tuesday morning was airlifted by Suffolk County police helicopter to an area hospital, Southampton Town police said.

The one-vehicle accident occurred at 8:53 a.m. on County Road 51, about a mile west of Speonk Riverhead Road, police said.

The crash near the border of Eastport and Northampton was being investigated, with the vehicle impounded for a safety check, police said.

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