3-year-old dies in I-65 accident in Johnson County

Noah Crenshaw | Daily Journal A serious accident on Interstate 65 south of the Franklin exit caused both the north and southbound lanes to close temporarily Tuesday. Two people were sent to local hospitals.

FRANKLIN — An accident at the 86 mile marker of the northbound lanes of I-65 claimed the life of a 3-year-old, who was entrapped in a car seat in the back of a heavily-damaged passenger car.

Indiana State Police said the accident happened at 9:47 a.m. after a disabled vehicle partially in the left lane of the northbound lanes was struck.

When emergency responders arrived they located a young child entrapped in a car seat in the back seat of a heavily damaged passenger car. The child was extricated and emergency life saving efforts ensued. The child was transported to an area hospital and later pronounced deceased. Two adults were taken to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

Indiana State Police crash reconstructionists determined a passenger car had pulled to the left side of the roadway and stopped for unknown reasons, partially in the left lane. A northbound pick-up truck struck the rear of the car. The driver of the car and the driver of the pick-up truck both suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The northbound lanes of I-65 were closed for nearly four hours while the crash was investigated and wreckage was removed. The investigation is ongoing, state police said.

Assisting at the scene were the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Franklin Fire Department, SEALS Ambulance Service and the Indiana Department of Transportation.