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 local man died Saturday after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a car.
Officials say Jerry Dunnichay hit a black car at Eighth Street and Scatterfield Road. The bike then skidding along the road.
Police are investigating a crash involving three vehicles on the city's south side.
Police say around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, one vehicle crossed the center line and hit another one near Southport and Bluff roads. Then a third vehicle crashed into the other two.
One person is dead after a crash between a semi truck and a pickup truck in Boone County this morning.
The crash happened on U.S. 47 east of U.S. 39 near Thorntown before 7 a.m.
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.