A crash resulting from a stalled vehicle resulted in two vehicle fires and one fatality early this morning on I-65.
Today, Nov. 8, around 12 a.m., Indiana State Police Dispatchers reportedly received a 911 call from a person inside a stalled vehicle that was stopped in the northbound lanes of I-65 near the 113.9 mile marker. Dispatchers reported that while on the phone with the occupant of the stalled vehicle, another vehicle struck the vehicle from behind, causing the second vehicle to spin into the path of a northbound semi tractor-trailer.
The semi struck the second vehicle, and both vehicles were engulfed in flames, authorities report. The driver of the semi was able to vacate the tractor-trailer and was not seriously injured, and the occupant of the stalled vehicle was not seriously injured.
The driver of the second vehicle was entrapped in the wreckage and pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities report. The Indianapolis Fire Department and IEMS responded to the scene to tend to injuries and extinguish the fire.
Indiana State Police Crash Reconstructionists responded to the scene to investigate, and investigators reported that they are unsure what caused the vehicle to become disabled, but they reported that a malfunction caused the car to shut off with none of the lights working, which led to the vehicle being stalled in the left lane with no lights.
The department stated that the investigation is ongoing, and the Marion County Coroner’s Office is working alongside investigators to identify the deceased person.
