Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of South Garvin Street and East Chandler Avenue in Evansville, Indiana.
What Happened: A car allegedly hit a tow truck that was unoccupied on the side of the road.
Participants:
- Driver of car
- Driver of flatbed tow truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of car, killed
Details:
On or about Wednesday, December 30th, 2020, around 4:30 in the afternoon, an accident between a car and a flatbed tow truck left one individual dead. Officials said the accident happened near the intersection of South Garvin Street and East Chandler Avenue in Evansville, Indiana.
Law enforcement spokespeople said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when their car allegedly struck a flatbed tow truck that was parked and unoccupied on the side of the roadway. Emergency responders pronounced the driver of the car dead a short time after the accident.
Police did not specify if the flatbed tow truck was legally parked.
Multiple agencies from the surrounding area responded to the scene of the incident to aid in the investigation.