Fatal Crash in Knox County, Semi Overturns in Cornfield
KNOX COUNTY, Ind.–A man from West Salem, Illinois died in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 41 South near Schenk Drive in Knox County Tuesday afternoon at around 12:15.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office says the accident involved a semi-truck and trailer loaded with coal, which crossed the median and both northbound lanes before overturning in a cornfield.
The 48-year-old driver was the only person in the semi.
Police think he may have experienced a medical issue before the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene.
