Four persons injured in I-70 accident near Plainfield exit
PLAINFIELD --- Four persons were injured, including one who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital, in a serious two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon on Interstate 70 near Plainfield.
At approximately 1:30 p.m. troopers from the Indianapolis State Police Post and area emergency personnel responded to the accident in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the State Road 267 exit. Troopers arrived to find parts of Honda Accord and Saturn passenger cars scattered across the interstate.
According to witness accounts, the westbound Honda rear-ended the Saturn, which was reportedly stopped in the left lane of I-70.
The driver of the Saturn had reportedly stopped to help an acquaintance that was driving a Kia Soul that was disabled off the south side of the interstate next to the guardrail.
Two occupants of the Honda were taken to the hospital, including the one individual who was airlifted.
A passenger from the Saturn, along with an individual who was outside of the disabled Kia Soul, were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
The accident remains under investigation at this time, State Police said. The names of the victims were not immediately released.
The crash restricted westbound I-70 traffic for approximately two and half hours.