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Three People Killed in Truck Crash on Route 460

A Pepsi delivery truck and a pick-up truck crashed head-on, killing three people.  The accident took place in the early morning on Route 460 in Johnson County.  The pick-up truck burst into flames following the collision.

Three of the victims were in the pick-up truck at the time of the accident and according to police, two died in the fire.  Another person in the pick-up truck was ejected from the vehicle and died.  He was identified as 21-year-old Dustin Lee Rodriguez.  Police are still trying to determine what caused the accident.

Firefighters and police officers said the crash on Route 460 was the worst they have seen.  Oil Springs firefighters said they could see the pick-up truck in flames as they traveled to the accident scene.  “It was fully engulfed,” Oil Springs Fire Chief Wade Cantrell said.

Cantrell said that two of the victims were trapped inside the truck and that firefighters did everything possible to help.  They were able to rescue the Pepsi truck driver and he was flown out.

Police are looking for answers as to what caused the fatal crash.  According to investigators, the Pepsi truck driver told them the pick-up truck crossed the center line into his lane, then he swerved into their lane to miss them, but the pick-up swerved back and they crashed.  The claim is still being investigated.

“It’s too early to tell at this time exactly what did occur.  It’s going to take some time to look at all the evidence here on the scene,” said Mike Goble with the Kentucky State Police.

The fire victims have not been identified and police are waiting for autopsies to positively identify them, which could take days.

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