ROSS CO., OH – Injuries have been reported in connection to a collision involving two semi-trucks that happened Tuesday night in Ross County.
According to The Scioto Post, the accident occurred around 11 p.m. along US-35 near mile marker 34 in the Chillicothe area.
Police say that the 26-year-old driver of a southbound semi lost control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway and overturn upon re-entry.
A second southbound 18-wheeler then collided with the overturned big rig.
Medics airlifted the driver of the overturned semi to a Columbus hospital with unspecified injuries.
The other truck driver went to the hospital with minor injuries.
Officials closed I-35 eastbound in the Richmond Dale area.
A full investigation is underway.
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