Person hit by Semi I-65 Northbound 164Milemarker

[W9NES]

ISP Dist 14 Lafayette reporting a person that has been hit by a Semi in the curve just north of the 164 Milemarker.Lafayette has 2 troopers enroute to the scene.Lafayette Post receiving nuerious calls of a body in the ditch. ISP along with Fire and EMS on the scene. Right lane of Northbound I-65 is shut down.Semi that hit the person is on the scene.9:25AM Update: at 9:30AM ISP is reporting that the person that was hit is now sitting down along the birm by the semi.Person that was hit is being taken to a Lafayette area hosiptal.Radio Traffic was on Safe-t Talkgroup 12432-ISP Dist 14 DSP. Updated at 10:34AM This was a accident involving a Semi Tanker.

 

[AK9R]

Short article and relatively raw, unedited video of the incident clean-up and traffic congestion on the WLFI 18 web site:

Pedestrian hit by semi on NB I-65 | WLFI - Tippecanoe County, Indiana

 

[W9NES]

Thanks for your post Bob.