{"id":10776,"date":"2026-01-28T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=10776"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:58:54","slug":"double-fatality-crash-involving-semi-closes-in-1-in-wayne-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/indiana-truck-accidents\/double-fatality-crash-involving-semi-closes-in-1-in-wayne-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-fatality crash involving semi closes IN-1 in Wayne Co."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNE CO., IN &#8211; A wrong-way collision involving an 18-wheeler and a sedan claimed two lives Monday in Wayne County, Indiana, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdtn.com\/news\/two-dead-after-semi-vs-vehicle-crash-in-wayne-county-in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reports WDTN 2 News.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around 8:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 9600 block of IN-1 north of Hagerstown.<\/p>\n<p>The preliminary investigation indicates that a southbound Kia Optima collided head-on with a northbound 2021 International semi-truck when the driver of the Kia entered the northbound lane of the highway in an attempt to pass a slower southbound vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities declared two people from the Kia deceased at the scene; they&#8217;ve not yet been identified.<\/p>\n<p>No other injuries have been reported thus far.<\/p>\n<p>Officials closed IN-1 in the area of the accident while crews gathered evidence and worked to clear the scene.<\/p>\n<p>A full investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=11Jb9HhuAwTPNZJghcXXUaWmdcXJ4q60&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the aftermath of a fatal truck accident, navigating the legal system and negotiating with insurance and trucking companies can feel overwhelming. If you&#8217;d lost a loved one in a Wayne County semi crash, the Hagerstown truck accident attorneys at Truck Accident Lawyers LLC are available to take the lead on your case. Don&#8217;t hesitate to call us today at <strong>(888) 774-5836<\/strong> or to reach us <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> to request a free case review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNE CO., IN &#8211; A wrong-way collision involving an 18-wheeler and a sedan claimed two lives Monday in Wayne County, Indiana, reports WDTN 2 News. Around 8:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 9600 block of IN-1 north of Hagerstown. The preliminary investigation indicates that a southbound Kia Optima collided head-on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-indiana-truck-accidents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10779,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10776\/revisions\/10779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}