MILLGROVE TOWNSHIP, IN (WTVB) – One person was killed and four others including two children were injured Friday afternoon in a two vehicle crash near Orland, Indiana.
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened on State Road 120 near County Road 850 West just before 4:00 p.m..
They say according to their preliminary crash scene investigation, a 2007 Nissan Titan pickup truck driven by 50 year old Donald Gene Squires of Howe, Indiana was traveling west on 120 when the vehicle went left of the center line and into the path of an eastbound 2012 Volkswagen passenger car.
They say the two vehicles appeared to have then collided nearly head-on.
The female front seat passenger of the Volkswagen was pronounced deceased at the scene due to blunt force trauma by the Steuben County Coroner’s Office. The male driver and two small children, who were secured in child safety seats in the back seat, were transported by ambulance to Cameron Hospital in critical condition.
The male driver and the elder child were then flown to Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne by the Samaritan helicopter for further treatment.
Squires suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene. The crash is still under investigation.
The Indiana State Police, Orland Police, Orland Fire Rescue, Steuben County EMS, and the Steuben County Coroner’s Office assisted the Sheriff’s Department.
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