FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — Authorities are investigating a deadly crash involving two trucks on the south entrance ramp of US 23 from IR 270 east.
According to Sheriff Dallas Baldwin, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation after the collision happened around 5:50 p.m. Thursday. Deputies said a grey 2024 Freightliner tractor with a trailer was stopped on the side of the ramp when a white 2018 Chevrolet utility truck headed south on the ramp left the roadway, drove through a ditch and hit the trailer. Crews from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Columbus Police and Columbus Fire Department responded.
Medics from Columbus Fire Department pronounced the driver of the Chevrolet, who was the only person in the vehicle, dead at the scene at 6:06 p.m. The driver of the Freightliner was not hurt.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is still looking into the cause of the crash.