COLUMBUS, Ohio — One person is dead following a Thursday afternoon collision in south Columbus where a utility pickup truck veered off an exit ramp and struck a parked tractor-trailer.
According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, emergency crews responded at approximately 5:50 p.m. to the ramp connecting Interstate 270 East to U.S. Route 23 South.
Investigators reported that a 2018 Chevrolet utility truck was traveling along the ramp when it left the roadway, drove through a ditch, and slammed into the trailer of a stopped Freightliner semi-truck parked along the shoulder.
The driver of the utility pickup was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:06 p.m. The driver of the Freightliner was not injured in the impact.
Authorities have not yet released the names of either driver, and it remains unclear what caused the pickup truck to drift off the road.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit continues to investigate the incident. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact investigators at (614) 525-6113.
