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03-26-2010, 01:16 PM
http://nky.cincinnati.com/article/AB/201...ucky+crash
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. - State police say the death toll has risen to 11 in a fiery crash between a tractor-trailer and a church van on northbound Interstate 65 in south-central Kentucky.
State police Trooper Charles Swiney says two children survived the crash.
A pastor for the family in the van says they were Mennonites from Kentucky on their way to a wedding in Iowa. Authorities say the truck driver was also killed
The collision occurred near the 63 mile-marker of I-65 near Munfordville, about 75 miles south of Louisville.
The van was carrying "men, women and children," Emergency Management Director Kerry McDaniel said. He said the tractor-trailer was going south on I-65 and crossed the median around 5:30 a.m. CDT, striking the van head-on.
Pastor Leroy Kauffman with the Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood in Burkesville says the two surviving children were taken to a nearby hospital.
The truck hit a rock wall and burst into flames. McDaniel said the truck's driver was killed.
Kentucky transportation officials say the interstate is expected to be closed for at least eight hours.
McDaniel said the truck was burned beyond recognition. Its cargo included automobile wheel castings.
The county's judge-executive, Terry Martin, said the stretch of interstate where the accident occurred can be treacherous because it narrows from three lanes to two for motorists going south into Hart County.
"That's where it seems like the bottleneck occurs," Martin said. "I don't know if they're just not seeing or slowing down, but it gets more congested."
Martin called it a "sad, sad situation."
MUNFORDVILLE, Ky. - State police say the death toll has risen to 11 in a fiery crash between a tractor-trailer and a church van on northbound Interstate 65 in south-central Kentucky.
State police Trooper Charles Swiney says two children survived the crash.
A pastor for the family in the van says they were Mennonites from Kentucky on their way to a wedding in Iowa. Authorities say the truck driver was also killed
The collision occurred near the 63 mile-marker of I-65 near Munfordville, about 75 miles south of Louisville.
The van was carrying "men, women and children," Emergency Management Director Kerry McDaniel said. He said the tractor-trailer was going south on I-65 and crossed the median around 5:30 a.m. CDT, striking the van head-on.
Pastor Leroy Kauffman with the Marrowbone Christian Brotherhood in Burkesville says the two surviving children were taken to a nearby hospital.
The truck hit a rock wall and burst into flames. McDaniel said the truck's driver was killed.
Kentucky transportation officials say the interstate is expected to be closed for at least eight hours.
McDaniel said the truck was burned beyond recognition. Its cargo included automobile wheel castings.
The county's judge-executive, Terry Martin, said the stretch of interstate where the accident occurred can be treacherous because it narrows from three lanes to two for motorists going south into Hart County.
"That's where it seems like the bottleneck occurs," Martin said. "I don't know if they're just not seeing or slowing down, but it gets more congested."
Martin called it a "sad, sad situation."
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03-26-2010, 01:20 PM
My thoughts and prayers are with the children who survived.
03-26-2010, 09:12 PM
Very tragic, thoughts and prayers for those involved.
03-27-2010, 11:07 PM
ryanblue1424 Wrote:Many people have said this is the worst crash in Kentucky since the Carrollton bus crash. The impact was so bad that the engine flew out of the van.
My thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of the vicims.
Many people have said? It's not an opinion....It's a fact. It is the deadliest since the Carollton crash of 88
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