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Five Vehicle Accident Involving Semi Truck in Kentucky

A five-vehicle accident involving a semi-truck shut down lanes on Interstate 65 last Tuesday afternoon.  Four people were taken to area hospitals, as a result of the truck accident.

The vehicles involved in the crash had been traveling in the northbound lanes.  Four of the ten occupants in the vehicles were transported to various hospitals for treatment for their injuries.  A woman and a child, who is believed to be around 2 years old, were airlifted to University Hospital in Louisville.  Six of the other individuals involved in the accident were treated for minor injuries at the crash scene and were released.

The conditions of the people injured in the truck crash were not available at the time of the article.

According to Kentucky State Police trooper Ryan Johnson, a semi-truck from Texas hit four other vehicles, which were from Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio and Georgia.  Johnson said that it was still unclear what caused the accident.

The Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement and the Harding County Sheriff’s Department all worked the accident scene.

Traffic was forced off Interstate 65 in both directions at exit 81 in Sonora.

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