Franklin County, OH – January 22, 2022, one person was killed when a tractor-trailer hit a pedestrian in the travel lanes of Interstate 70 in west Franklin County.
Authorities say the incident happened around 6:30 a.m. on eastbound I-70 near mile marker 88 and the Madison County line. Preliminary investigation suggests a Nissan pickup truck stopped on the freeway for unknown reasons. A passenger in the pickup exited toward the shoulder while the driver exited into the travel lanes of the highway. Soon afterward a commercial 18-wheeler traveling on the road hit the pickup driver.
The pickup driver suffered fatal injuries in the collision. The semi-truck driver reportedly received minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital. The pickup’s passenger was unhurt.
No further information is available at this time.