DAYTON — One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash, including an Amazon semi-truck, on Interstate 75.
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The crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m. on northbound I-75, just north of Second Street.
Dayton Police confirmed the crash involved a work truck, two semis, and a work van.
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“We’re not sure exactly what happened,” Sgt. Creigee S. Coleman said.
Witnesses told police that the driver of the van, believed to be a man, got in between the two semis, and that’s when something caused a “chain-reaction crash.”
The driver of the van died in the crash.
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The drivers of the trucks were not injured.
“They were definitely visibly shaken up,” Coleman said. “You could tell they were distraught at the situation, and when I was speaking with them, they said it just happened so fast.”
The crash shut down I-75 northbound for several hours. Lanes reopened around 4 p.m.
As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, one driver who was going southbound on I-75 told News Center 7 that the backup went all the way down to the exit by the Dayton Mall.
Police spoke with witnesses, but would like to speak to more as they investigate how the crash happened. They’re asking anyone with video of the crash or additional information to contact them at (937) 333-COPS (2677).
News Center 7 reached out to Amazon for a statement on the crash.
“We are working with law enforcement as they investigate and defer to them for any additional details,” a spokesperson said.
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