19 Injured in Mega Bus Crash On I-65

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WBIW >> News >> state19 Injured in Mega Bus Crash On I-65Updated April 13, 2015 11:41 AM |

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(EDINBURG) - Today at 5:30 a.m., the Indiana State Police responded to a personal injury crashtoward the south end of a construction zone on I-65 southbound .

According to an Indiana State Police report, southboundtraffic had slowed as construction vehicleswere moving from the right lane over to the median between the south and northbound lanes of I-65.

A trooper in a marked police vehicle with the emergency lights activated, was assisting with the

movement of the construction vehicles.

While traffic continued moving past the construction vehicles, traffic farther back had come to astop.At this time a Mega Bus, driven by 50-year-old Kimberly Lane, of Dolten, Illinois was travelingsouthbound in the left lane of I-65, approaching the stopped traffic.

For unknown reasons, Dolten failed to stop before the front of the bus collided with the rear of asemi-tractor trailer stopped in the left lane driven by 42-ytear-old Stephen Dykes II, of WinchesterCalifornia.

The impact of the Mega Bus, pushed the semi truck into an orange 2003 Chevrolet SUV driven by35-year-old Michael Diliberto, of Indianapolis.T

The Chevrolet was then pushed into a gold 1999 Nissan driven by 44-year-old Jorge Hernandez, alsoof Indianapolis.

There was a substantial amount of damage to the front of the Megabus as well as the semi-trailier.

The left lane of I-65 was closed for approximately 3 hours over the course of the investigation andremoval of involved vehicles.

There were 63 passengers on board the Mega Bus.Of these, 19 were transported to the belowhospitals.None of the injuries were reported to be life threatening.

Those injured were sent to local hospitals:

9 to Johnson Memorial Hospital

4 to Columbus Regional Hospital

3 to St. Francis

2 to Major Hospital

1 to Methodist

The City of Indianapolis provided two IndyGo busses to transport the uninjured passengers off theinterstate to a safe location.

The driver of the Mega Bus submitted to a portable breath test.The results of this test werenegative, eliminating the concern of alcohol being a contributing factor to the crash.

The Mega Bus will undergo a thorough inspection laterthis week to determine if any mechanicalproblems may have been contributing factors to this crash.

The investigation is continuing.Investigations of this nature can take several weeks to complete.Nofurther information is available related to this ongoing investigation.

Investigating and assisting agencies included: Investigating officer - Corporal Tim James, ISP

Assisting officers: Master Trooper Kelly Lazzell, Trooper Thomas Burgett, ISP Motor CarrierInspector Trooper Jacob Wildauer, Sgt. Don Gregory; deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff'sDepartment and the Franklin Fire Department.

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