Crash On I-70 Ties Up Traffic For Hours

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PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind – A crash on I-70 closed the East Bound lanes for several hours Saturday night.

Indiana State Police report that a truck driver said that he slowed for a dog in the roadway at the 46 mile marker.

A semi failed to slow for traffic and hit a passenger car and another semi truck.

One semi driver was airlifted for serious injuries while two occupants in a passenger car were taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police are continuing to investigate.

Photo courtesy Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Joe Watts
Photo courtesy Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Joe Watts
Photo courtesy Indiana State Police Public Information Officer Sgt. Joe Watts