FRANKLIN, Ind. — Police are investigating a crash on Interstate 65 in Johnson County with at least one confirmed fatality.
The crash occurred around noon Saturday just past the southbound exit to S.R. 44 near Franklin.
Police said a silver Buick, driven by Christine Lykins, 55, of Muncie, rear-ended a stopped Ford-F-250 due to road construction, which then rear-ended a black Cadillac SUV.
Police said Lykins was found unresponsive and unconscious, along with a 19 and 20 year old, who were sitting in the backseat and ejected through the windshield. Investigators do not believe any of the people in the Buick were wearing seatbelts.
Despite lifesaving efforts, Lykins was pronounced dead. The 19 and 20 year old were transported to a hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The driver of the Ford truck was transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries, and the driver of the Cadillac was also transported to a hospital with minor injuries.
A semi-tractor trailer, which investigators believe was bumped into as a result of the chain reaction crash, left the scene. Investigators are following leads to try to locate the semi.
Accident reconstruction lasted more than two hours, and southbound traffic was diverted off I-65 at S.R. 44.
All lanes were reopened around 2:30 p.m.