Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 65 in White County, Indiana.
What Happened: Two tractor-trailers and a van collided in a chain-reaction accident.
Participants:
- Driver of van
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of second tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of second tractor-trailer, killed
Details:
On or about Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, around 11:00 in the morning, an accident between two 18-wheelers and a van left one man dead. Officials said the accident was reported on the southbound side of Interstate 65 in White County, Indiana.
Investigators said one as-of-yet unidentified truck driver was killed when a tractor-trailer allegedly sideswiped a van, pushing the van into oncoming traffic where it struck the tractor-trailer the victim was driving. Paramedics pronounced the truck driver dead at the scene of the accident. The driver of the first truck and the driver of the van were unhurt.