Gibson County Accident This Morning Leads to 41 Closure

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41 accident 1 *photo courtesy of WFIE-TV

41 accident 2 *photo courtesy of WFIE-TV

The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a five vehicle accident on US 41 south of County Road 550 South, near Patoka around 7:45am Central time this morning. Deputies say three semis, a pickup truck and a food service truck were involved. They say it was a chain-reaction wreck that began when a semi rear-ended the food truck. One of the drivers has been confirmed dead by Indiana Department of Transportation with two other drivers taken to area hospitals with critical injuries. 

Medics from the Gibson County Ambulance Service as well as the Hazleton White River and Patoka White River Fire Department were dispatched to the scene to treat patients and help preserve the scene. The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Indiana State Police are investigating this accident. 

This is an ongoing incident and both lanes of US 41 Northbound are closed at this time. Citizens are encouraged to find alternate routes of travel while this scene is investigated. Indiana Department of Transportation said authorities are also on scene cleaning up a diesel spill.