No serious injuries in early-morning I-65 crashes

Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police
Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police

Indiana State Police say there were no serious injuries in an accident that left two vehicles upside down and tied up traffic for hours this morning on Interstate 65 between Columbus and Seymour.

The accident was at about the 59 mile marker, south of the Walesboro exit, and completely blocked both northbound lanes for more than an hour, officials said. An ambulance was sent to the scene but victims declined transportation to the hospital, according to the Bartholomew County Emergency Operations Center.

Indiana State Police noticed that a broomstick was lodged in the wheel well of a car involved in this morning's crash on Interstate 65,
Indiana State Police noticed that a broomstick was lodged in the wheel well of a car involved in this morning’s crash on Interstate 65,

Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, spokesman for the Indiana State Police, pointed out that during the crash a broom was thrown from the trunk of one vehicle and penetrated through the sheet metal in the wheel well of another vehicle. He warned that you should be sure to secure items in your trunk properly.