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Two Injured In Crash On Ind. 37 Near Oliver Winery

Last updated on Monday, January 23, 2017

(BLOOMINGTON) - Police say two people were injured after a semi tractor-trailer and a car collided on Ind. 37 in the I-69 construction zone Monday afternoon.

The accident was reported just before 3 p.m. at West Simpson Chapel Road, near Oliver Winery.

The car flipped onto its top with the front half of the car sliding under the tractor-trailer.

A firefighter from Northern Monroe County Fire Territory was able to help a woman out of the car through a back passenger door.

A man in the car had gotten out before emergency crews arrived on the scene. .

Both suffered possible head injuries and were transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment.

Police say traffic was restricted for a short period of time in one lane in both the north and southbound lands of Ind. 37 while investigators worked the scene. All lanes were open by 4 p.m.

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