BROOKVILLE, Ind. — A Brookville woman was hit and killed while trying to remove a tree from a Ripley County roadway in eastern Indiana on Tuesday night.
Around 10 p.m., two vehicles reportedly drove up on a tree blocking St. Mary’s Road, near County Road 1500 North, in northern Ripley County.
Police believe two occupants of one vehicle, 64-year-old Timothy Back and 53-year-old Ann Back, and the driver of the second vehicle were standing outside of their vehicles, trying to remove the tree.
A third vehicle, a 2022 Kia passenger car reportedly driven by a 28-year-old man, was traveling northbound on St. Mary’s Road when his vehicle hit the tree in the roadway.
Timothy and Ann Back were both hit in the collision, according to police.
Timothy Back and the driver of the Kia sustained minor injuries in the collision. Ann Back was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ripley County Coroner’s Office.
Alcohol and drugs were not suspected to be factors, although toxicology tests are pending.
Ripley County is roughly 80 miles southeast of downtown Indianapolis.
