Franklin County, IN — One person is dead and another was taken to the hospital following a head-on crash in the area of US 52 east of Yellow Bank Road Wednesday afternoon. Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the accident scene west of Brookville just before 1:30 pm.
The Sheriff’s Office says a Chevrolet Silverado pulling a small utility trailer was eastbound on 52 when the driver went left of center in a curve and collided head-on with a Kia Soul. The Silverado rolled over and came to rest on the driver’s die, and the trailer dislodged. The Kia Soul went off the south side of the road and caught fire.
Deputies arrived and found the car engulfed in flames. Firefighters put out the blaze and the driver’s body was discovered in the vehicle. The Franklin County Coroner’s Office pronounced the driver dead at the scene.
The driver of the Silverado was taken by ambulance to Margaret Mary Health in Batesville, but the extent of their injuries was not disclosed.
The names of those involved are being withheld, pending notification of the victims’ families.
Toxicology results are pending, and the crash remains under investigation.
US 52 east of Yellow Bank Road was closed for nearly six hours yesterday during the initial investigation.
Franklin County deputies were assisted at the scene by Indiana Conservation Officers, the Brookville and Metamora volunteer fire departments, Franklin County E.M.S. #2, Responder 24,
the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, and an Indiana State Police accident reconstruction team.
