BLOOMINGTON – On Saturday, at 7:08 p.m. officers with the Bloomington Police Department responded to the interesection of West State Road 46 and the on-ramp for southbound I-69 after a report of an accident with injuries.
Upon arrival, a teal 1999 Chevrolet S-10 pickup was located on top of the guardrail on the southeast corner of the
intersection. The S-10 had significant damage and the two occupants were trapped inside the truck. The other vehicle involved was a white 1998 Toyota 4Runner sport utility vehicle.
Bloomington Fire Department personnel extricated the occupants of the S-10. They were later identified as a 33-year-old Bloomington man and a five year-old male. Both occupants of the truck were transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital by ambulance. Once at the hospital, the man was rushed to emergency surgery, but later died
from injuries sustained in the crash.
The five year-old child was flown by LifeLine helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital and is currently in critical condition.
The eastbound lanes of State Road 46 were closed until approximately 9:15 p.m. as Crash Reconstructionists from Bloomington Police Department investigated the scene.
It was determined that the S-10 had a green left-turn arrow and was attempting to turn from westbound State Road 46 to go southbound on I-69. The 4Runner had been eastbound on State Road 46 and failed to stop at the red traffic signal for eastbound traffic, where it collided with the passenger side of the turning S-10.
The driver of the 4Runner is a 46-year-old Bloomington woman. She is currently hospitalized due to injuries sustained in the crash.
The investigation remains ongoing and no further information is available for release at this time.
