Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 30 in Plymouth, Indiana.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly rear-ended an SUV, crushing it against the back of another tractor-trailer.
Participants:
- Patric McGlynn, occupant in SUV
- John Paul Eckel, occupant in SUV
- Inderjit Singh Sidu, driver of tractor-trailer
- Thomas Lewis, driver of second tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Patric McGlynn, 19, killed
- John Paul Eckel, 21, killed
Details:
On or about Tuesday, August 24th, 2021, around 7:42 in the morning, an accident between two tractor-trailers and an SUV left two young men dead. Law enforcement representatives from the area said the accident occurred along Highway 30 in Plymouth, Indiana.
Officials said 19-year-old Patric McGlynn and 21-year-old John Paul Eckel were killed when the Nissan Rogue they were in was allegedly rear-ended by a tractor-trailer driven by Inderjit Singh Sidu, crushing the SUV against the rear of an 18-wheeler driven by Thomas Lewis, Mclynn and Eckel were pronounced dead after the accident.
According to Google Maps, Highway 30 runs east and west on the north side of Plymouth, which is about 101 miles north of Indianapolis.
Police are still looking into the factors that may have contributed to the accident.