PREBLE COUNTY — UPDATE @ 1:20 p.m.:
A man was seriously injured in a crash on U.S. 127 in Preble County Thursday morning.
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News Center 7′s John Bedell was on the scene speaking to deputies about the crash. He will have the latest details LIVE on News Center 7 at 5:00.
Deputies and medics were dispatched to the 4000 block of U.S. 127 shortly before 9:20 a.m. for a head-on crash involving a pickup truck and a semi, according to Preble County Sheriff Mike Simpson.
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Witnesses told deputies that a northbound pickup truck crossed the center line and hit a southbound semi.
The driver of the pickup was trapped in his vehicle after the crash and it took firefighters around an hour to free him, Sheriff Simpson said.
He was taken to an area hospital with “very serious” injuries but was conscious.
The driver of the semi was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputies are working to learn why the truck driver went into oncoming traffic.
US 127 between Eaton and Interstate 70 remains closed as deputies work to clear the road.
We will continue to follow this story.
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