Two people were transported to a local hospital and an individual was taken into custody after fleeing the scene of a fiery three-vehicle crash on Elida Road recently. At 1616, an Ohio State Highway Patrol unit came upon a crash at the intersection of Elida Road and Cole Street. An SUV crashed into a traffic light pole, with sedans on either side of it, both vehicles also having sustained damage. The SUV was engulfed in flames. The American Township Fire Department responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the flames. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office and the Lima Police Department also responded. According to the fire department, each of the sedans had a single occupant, both female, and both were transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the fire department, the driver of the SUV was not in the vehicle but had fled the scene. The Allen County Sheriff’s Office did say that the individual was in custody. The crash also damaged the traffic signal at that intersection. No details on what led up to the crash were released.
– Fire News photos by Richard Parrish
