JACKSON COUNTY — A Kentucky truck driver died after a single-vehicle crash Wednesday in the southbound lanes of I-65 near Seymour after experiencing a medical issue.
Indiana State Police were sent to the scene shortly after midnight where Robert O. Bell, 53, Radcliff, Kentucky, was driving a 2005 Freightliner semi and trailer at the 45 mile marker in Jackson County.
The vehicle left the west side of I-65 before coming to stop just off the roadway, said Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, Indiana State Police spokesman.
Troopers and other first responders arrived and began administering CPR to Bell, who was unresponsive in the vehicle. Bell was transported by EMS to Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, where he was pronounced dead.
Investigators learned that Bell was on the phone with someone just prior to the crash and indicated he was suffering from a medical emergency, Wheeles said.
Evidence from the scene indicated that the crash itself did not appear to be the cause of Bell’s death. The vehicle sustained minor damage and no other vehicles were involved. The semi was being operated by FedEx Ground.
The investigation is ongoing, Wheeles said.
