Truck Accidents 360 Newswire

MIDDLETOWN, OH – One man has died in a semi truck accident in Middletown, Ohio when his pick-up truck ran a stop sign and crashed into the semi truck. The Middletown police say that the deceased man was pinned under his pick-up truck and died around 2:15 pm today, Sept. 15. Police are withholding the man’s identity until his family is notified. Paramedics worked on the man for several minutes, before he was put in an ambulance to be transported to the Atrium Medical Center.

Rescue workers place crash victim on gurney before transporting him to local hospital. A second victim died at the scene - Photo by Pat Auckerman

The truck accident occured at the intersection of Clinton Street and Manchester Avenue. Witnesses report that a Ford F-150 was traveling west on Manchester Avenue and failed to stop at the stop sign at Clinton Street. The pick-up truck then collided with a semi-truck that was heading north on Clinton Street. The semi truck driver, James Flynn, said that he saw the pick-up truck coming into the intersection when he swerved to avoid it. But the semi truck collided with the pick-up truck, flipping it over several times.

Firefighters were able to extract a second person from the pick-up truck. They strapped him to a back board with a neck brace and then transported him to Atrium Medical Center at about 2:10 pm.

Flynn reported that he was not injured. He was visibly upset when he was informed that the man had died.

Debris was scattered into the intersection. Among the debris and wreckage were tools that were inside the pick-up truck.

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