Two people suffered life-threatening injuries from an accident that happened Monday morning on I-71 in Morrow County. A 2000 Honda Accord was disabled and stationary in the right lane when a 2017 Volvo commercial truck was southbound and struck the Honda in the rear. Both vehicles traveled off the right side of the road. The Volvo cab and first trailer overturned and struck a tree. The passenger in the Honda was flown to Grant Hospital in Columbus, the driver of the commercial vehicle was flown to OSU Hospital.
Drugs or alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the crash. Seat-belt use is being investigated due to the extent of the injuries.