1 dead after head-on semi crash near Lebanon
LEBANON, Ohio (WDTN) — One person has died after a semi struck a pickup truck head-on Monday morning.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol Lebanon Post reports a crash occurred on State Route 741 near Greentree Road in Turtlecreek Township around 11 a.m. Two vehicles were reported to be involved.
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Investigation revealed a semi truck was traveling northbound when the truck traveled off the right side of the roadway, and overcorrected, traveling left-of-center. The semi hit a Ford F-150 head-on.
The semi driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital.
The pickup truck driver, identified as David R. Willis, 69, of Franklin, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers were assisted on the scene by the Warren County Sheriff's Office, Turtlecreek Twp. Fire Department, Ohio Department of Transportation, Warren County Coroner's Office and Fox Towing.
The crash remains under investigation by OSP.
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