Two Crashes Shut Down Highway 50 East of Vincennes
- Nathan Springfield
- 5 hours ago
- 1 min read
VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Two separate crashes shut down parts of U.S. Highway 50 east of Vincennes on Tuesday afternoon.
The first crash happened around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of U.S. 50 and Anson Road near Fritchton.
Knox County Sheriff Doug Vantlin tells We Are Knox County’s news partner WTWO that one person died in that crash.
The crash involved a dump truck and a pickup truck.
About 30 minutes later, two vehicles collided at the same intersection, according to Sheriff Vantlin.
Only minor injuries were reported in that crash.
Both crashes shut down both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Highway 50 as first responders conducted their investigation and crews worked to clean up the scene.
The highway has since reopened.
No names or additional information have been released.
WAKC News Now will provide updates once they become available.
