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BOURBON - Five people were injured in a three-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon west of the Kosciusko-Marshall county line, near Bourbon.
Indiana State Police report that Rick Kensinger, 18, of North Morgan Street, Mentone, suffered severe injuries to the left side of his body when he pulled into the path of another vehicle.
Kensinger was northbound on Beech Road in Marshall County at 3:05 p.m. Thursday when he failed to yield to a car driven by Betty S. Bloomfield, 52, of Plymouth, who was westbound on U.S. 30.
Kensinger's and Bloomfield's cars collided, causing Kensinger's car to spin 180 degrees and into the path of a semi tractor/trailer driven by Pedro Nieves, 54, of Cleveland, Ohio. Nieves also was westbound on U.S. 30.
Kensinger was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center at Plymouth and later transferred to Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, where he was listed in critical condition this morning.
A passenger in Kensinger's car, Benjamin J. Gilley, 19, of North Broadway Street, Mentone, suffered internal injuries and was treated at St. Joe, then left against medical advice.
Bloomfield suffered internal injuries and a passenger in her car, Carl Bloomfield, 60, Plymouth, suffered head injuries. Both were treated at St. Joe and released. Nieves also was treated at St. Joe and released. His injuries were not specified.
Assisting at the scene of the accident were officers from Marshall County Sheriff's Department and Bourbon Police Department.
