FATAL THURSDAYS: THE INDIANA TRUCKING INDUSTRY’S MOST DEADLY DAY OF THE WEEK
The most pressing questions are when, where and why fatal truck crashes occur.
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The most pressing questions are when, where and why fatal truck crashes occur.
A 15-year-old Decatur County girl was killed Tuesday evening when the vehicle she was riding in ran a stop sign and was struck by a pick up truck.
The accident happened around 6 p.m. at State Road 3 and County Road 500 North, north of Greensburg.
One man was killed in a multi-car crash in Owen County Monday night that closed State Road 46 for three hours.
Owen County Sheriff’s Office officials said 60-year-old Gary Staggs died after side-swiping a vehicle traveling toward his car. He then hit two other vehicles.
Two people were killed when they were struck by a vehicle in northwest Indiana.
49-year-old William Knight and 42-year-old Linda Darlington, both of Crown Point, were struck by a vehicle in their hometown about 12:15 a.m. Sunday. They both were pronounced dead at the scene.
Saturday, Vigo County Sheriff's Deputies along with Indiana State Police and Otter Creek Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a minivan and a CSX Railroad train near the intersection of Evans Ave and Dwelling Rd.
Eight people were taken to local hospitals Saturday afternoon after a crash.
It happened just after 1 p.m. Saturday at Southeastern Parkway and Connecticut Avenue.
Northbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 65 in Indiana are shut down after a tanker truck rolled over Saturday morning.
The northbound lanes were shut down on the expressway near Interstate 80/94 about 9 a.m., Indiana State Police said.
State Road 39 re-opened in Boone County Friday morning following a crash.
The crash involved multiple vehicles.
Around 7:20 a.m., SR 39 was closed between Blubaugh Avenue and 800 North due to the crash. About an hour later, it was back open.
A car traveling west on I-64 near mile marker 106 struck a sport utility vehicle traveling east, and the driver of the car and a passenger in the SUV were killed. The 2-year-old girl was identified as Merissa Summers.
All lanes have reopened on Interstate 80/94 in northwest Indiana after three semi trucks and one car were involved in a crash Wednesday morning, closing all eastbound lanes to traffic just in time for the morning commute.
A multiple-car pileup on the northbound lanes of I-65 near County Line Road left at least one motorist injured and snagged rush-hour traffic.
The scene was cleared and lanes reopened by 9:30 a.m.
The accident happened around 7:30 a.m.