A sunny, pleasant Sunday afternoon was marred by a fatal accident on Interstate 69 near 106th Street in Fishers.
The southbound lanes of the Interstate highway were closed for several hours as authorities cleaned up the crash and investigated the cause.
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Fishers Police have identified the fatal victim as William Womack, 66, Indianapolis. Listed as seriously injured are Heath Franklin, 43, and Isaiah Newsome, 41, both of Bloomington.
Just after 2 p.m., Fishers police received a report of the crash, involving a 2015 Ford van and a 2018 Ford truck. The driver of the van was found dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of the truck were seriously injured and transported to an area hospital by the Fishers Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
According to the Fishers Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team, it appears that both vehicles were traveling southbound when they collided.
No other details on the cause of the crash have been released. Police say the collision remains under investigation. The southbound lanes of Interstate 69 were partially closed for approximately three hours Sunday afternoon.