Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Route 39 near the Kimble Landfill in Dover Township, Ohio.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer allegedly struck a pickup truck that was pulling onto the highway.
Participants:
- Driver of tractor-trailer
- Driver of pickup truck towing trailer
- Juvenile passenger in pickup truck towing trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Juvenile passenger in pickup truck, 13, injured
- Driver of pickup truck towing trailer, 74, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, May 24th, 2021, an accident between a pickup truck towing a trailer and a tractor-trailer sent two people to the hospital. Officials from the OSHP said the accident happened along Route 39 near the Kimble Landfill in Dover Township, Ohio.
Investigators said a 13-year-old girl and a 74-year-old man were injured when a tractor-trailer allegedly struck a pickup truck that was pulling onto the roadway. The driver of the pickup and his 13-year-old passenger were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries after the accident. The driver of the tractor-trailer was unhurt in the accident.
Route 39 runs east and west through Dover Township, which is about 81 miles south of Cleveland, according to Google Maps.
Officials hope to release more information as soon as it becomes available.