Morning accident closes I-70 in Hendricks Co. to one lane - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

Morning accident closes I-70 in Hendricks Co. to one lane

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HENDRICKS COUNTY -

A portion of I-70 westbound was down to one lane Sunday morning due to a car accident.

Emergency crews arrived at the State Road 39 exit of I-70 in Hendricks County at 10:20 Sunday morning and found one vehicle upside down. The driver was trapped inside but was released from the vehicle within 20 minutes.

Crews had to remove the driver side of the vehicle to extricate the patient.

I-70 west bound was down to one lane for 40 minutes while crews cleaned up the scene.

The condition of the patient is unknown and the cause of the accident is under investigation.

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