Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Ripley Street in Lake Station, Indiana.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and a pickup truck collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of pickup truck
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- One person, vehicle unknown, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, January 18th, 2021, around 7:00 in the morning, an accident between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck sent one individual to the hospital. Authorities from the area said the accident happened on the westbound side of Interstate 80 near Ripley Street in Lake Station, Indiana.
Law enforcement representatives said one person was rushed to the hospital after a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck collided under unspecified circumstances. Paramedics transported one person to the hospital with unknown injuries after the accident.
Lake Station is located just south of the Lake Michigan coast near the border of Illinois.
Police are still investigating the accident.