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When someone is injured in an accident in South Bend or Elkhart, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

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State: 
Indiana

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Accident reports by county

Cass County, MI - 62
Elkhart County, IN - 26
Fulton County, IN - 1
Kosciusko County, IN - 14
LaGrange County, IN - 7
Marshall County, IN - 3
St. Joseph County, IN - 12
Starke County, IN - 1

Most recent accident reports

Caleb Ingram, 35, dies after crashing car into concrete bridge support near U.S. 31 and 4A Road in Plymouth, Indiana

Date: 
Monday, March 20, 2023
Roadway: 
U.S. 31 and 4A Road
City: 
Plymouth, IN
Type: Car Accident

Four hospitalized, including one who was airlifted, after two cars collide head-on on M-62 in Silver Creek Township, Michigan

Date: 
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Roadway: 
M-62
City: 
Township of Silver Creek, MI
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

Four sustain injuries when turning vehicle collides with other car at Ironwood Road and Redfield Street in Milton Township, Michigan

Date: 
Friday, February 10, 2023
Roadway: 
Ironwood Road and Redfield Street
City: 
Township of Milton, MI
Type: Car Accident

Zachary Howton, 28, injured in pedestrian collision at scene of previous car crash on Calvin Center Road in Calvin Township, Michigan

Date: 
Saturday, January 28, 2023
Roadway: 
Calvin Center Road
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Pedestrian Accident, Car Accident

Two injured, one critically, after car collides head-on with tree off of Hess Road in Jefferson Township, Michigan

Date: 
Saturday, January 21, 2023
Roadway: 
Hess Road
City: 
Township of Jefferson, MI
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle

Cary Slack, 61, fatally struck by vehicle in auto-pedestrian collision at Johnson Street and Merrill Street in Elkhart, Indiana

Date: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Roadway: 
Johnson Street and Merrill Street
City: 
Elkhart, IN
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Shane Evans, 51, killed in single-vehicle accident on County Road 31 in Goshen, Indiana

Date: 
Friday, December 16, 2022
Roadway: 
County Road 31
City: 
Goshen, IN
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident, Road Departure

Sixteen hurt, including three students in critical condition, when allegedly intoxicated truck driver collides with school bus on U.S. 30 in Warsaw, Indiana

Date: 
Saturday, November 12, 2022
Roadway: 
U.S. 30
City: 
Warsaw, IN
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
School Bus, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Children/Minors Involved, Rollover

Kubanychbek Abdyrakhmanov, 41, dies after hitting deer, exiting car, then being struck by his own rear-ended vehicle on the Indiana Toll Road near Shipshewana, Indiana

Date: 
Sunday, October 23, 2022
Roadway: 
Indiana Toll Road
City: 
Shipshewana, IN
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Unusual Circumstances, Rear-End Collisions, Animals/Wildlife Involved

Mark Pelini, 31, Jillian Marian, 31, and Jane Beecher, 57, dead, two seriously hurt after car hits deer, then oncoming vehicle on the Indiana Toll Road in St. Joseph County, Indiana

Date: 
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Roadway: 
Indiana Toll Road
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Animals/Wildlife Involved

Two people hurt when car fails to yield at U.S. 33 and U.S. 6, causing two vehicle collision in Elkhart County, Indiana

Date: 
Monday, September 12, 2022
Roadway: 
U.S. 33 and U.S. 6
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Right of Way/Failure to Yield

Three people injured when car fails to yield to other vehicle at Dailey Road and Pokagon Highway, causing collision near Cassopolis, Michigan

Date: 
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Roadway: 
Dailey Road and Pokagon Highway
City: 
Cassopolis, MI
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Right of Way/Failure to Yield

Five people injured when three cars collide at the intersection of Marcellus Highway and Decatur Road in Volinia Township, Michigan

Date: 
Saturday, August 20, 2022
Roadway: 
Marcellus Highway and Decatur Road
City: 
Township of Volinia, MI
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Right of Way/Failure to Yield, Red Light/Stop Sign

U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, Zachery Potts, Emma Thomson, and Edith Schmucker killed in collision on SR 19 in Elkhart County, Indiana

Date: 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Roadway: 
SR 19
Type: Car Accident

Landen Taggert, 17, killed when branch falls on his car, causing him to crash into tree off of Peavine Street in Pokagon Township, Michigan

Date: 
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Roadway: 
Peavine Street
City: 
Township of Pokagon, MI
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Children/Minors Involved, Unusual Circumstances, Weather Conditions, Weather Issues