2 killed in head-on crash in southeast Indiana

RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WXIX) – Two Indiana men are dead in a head-on crash north of Versailles, according to state police.

The incident occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday on US 421 near County Road 100 North, police said in an overnight press release.

Police determined during a preliminary investigation that a driver lost control of a 2001 Ford F-450 dump truck traveling southbound on US 421 and the truck crossed the center line into the path of a northbound semi-truck pulling a Mack box trailer.

The vehicles collided head-on in the northbound lane, killing the dump truck’s driver, Nathan M. Vogelsang, 24, of Dillsboro, and his passenger, Landen J. W. Comer, 19, of Osgood, “tragically.” release.

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the semi, 34-year-old Oleh Hrudnenko of Buffalo, Illinois, suffered minor injuries, police said.

Indiana State Police crash reconstructionists were called to thoroughly document the scene.

The investigation into the accident continues.

Police said toxicology results were pending, although there was no initial indication that alcohol or drugs played a role in the incident.

US 421 was closed for approximately five hours before reopening late Tuesday night.

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