Happened around 6 a.m.
Update:
Indiana State Police have also sent out a release. One difference from our original report, they say the driver killed in the crash was from Morristown, Ohio.
Troopers added that the driver of the other vehicle was from North Vernon, and suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Original Report:
(GREENSBURG, Ind.) – One person was killed in an early morning crash on State Road 3 in Decatur County Wednesday.
The two-vehicle accident happened around 6 a.m. near North Decatur Schools.
The person killed in the crash has been identified as 36-year-old Adam Peters, of New Castle, according to the Decatur County Coroner's Office.
The identity and medical status of occupants in the other vehicle have not been released.
“This was a really difficult, high-impact crash and our thoughts are with the families of all of those involved,” Decatur County Coroner Charity Banks told The 812.
State Road 3 was closed for several hours as investigators worked the crash.
Banks added that incidents like this also take a toll on first responders who work the crash, as well as dispatchers, and wrecker services workers.
The crash is being investigated by the Indiana State Police.
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