One Injured In Three-Vehicle Accident Friday Near Leesburg
One Injured In Three-Vehicle Accident Friday Near Leesburg
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David Slone-dslone@timesuniononline.com
One Injured In Three-Vehicle Accident Friday Near LeesburgLEESBURG – One person was injured in a three-vehicle accident shortly before 3 p.m. Friday on Ind. 15 near CR 600N, Leesburg.
A grey Toyota Camry was southbound on Ind. 15 when the driver fell asleep at the wheel and went left of center, according to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Capt. Chris McKeand. The car hit a northbound grey Volvo semi, bounced off and hit a northbound maroon BMW SUV.
Names, ages and other information about the drivers were not available late Friday night.
The driver of the Camry had to be extricated and then was airlifted by Lutheran Air ambulance to Fort Wayne with a broken arm. The driver was released from the hospital Friday.
The other two drivers involved in the accident were not injured.
Damage to all three vehicles was estimated in the range of $50,000 to $75,000.
Assisting the KCSD at the scene were the Plain Township Fire Department, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory, Lutheran ambulance and Lutheran Air ambulance.
