2 semi-trucks collide on I-71 in Wayne County
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WAYNE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio troopers say two drivers were hurt early Wednesday after crashing their semi-trucks.
It happened around 6:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-71 in Wayne County.
According to the highway patrol, the crash occurred when a 2015 Volvo Semi-Truck & Trailer rear-ended a 1996 Peterbuilt Semi-Truck hauling cars, sending both off the road.
Crews treated the Peterbuilt driver, a 45-year-old Connecticut man, on scene for minor injuries.
Troopers say the Volvo driver, a 37-year-old Solon man, was first taken to a local hospital and then flown to Akron General Hospital.
He has serious, non-life threatening injuries.
The crash, which remains under investigation, closed part of I-71 for several hours.
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