Fatal Accident On I-65 Near Edinburgh

(EDINBURGH) – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department worked a fatal accident this morning involving a semi on northbound Interstate 65 near the Edinburgh exit.

The accident was reported around 10 a.m.

The accident involved a collision between semi with a tanker hauling what is believed to be powdered concrete, and a passenger vehicle at the 76-mile -marker. Two people were injured and one person is listed as a fatality.

Sheriff Matt Myers says few details are available at this time.

Police shut down I-65 for several hours while officers investigated the accident.

Also assisting at the scene were German Township Volunteer Firefighters, Columbus Fire Department’s Squad 2, and Indiana State Police at the scene.