Good Samaritan dies in Bartholomew County crash

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A Good Samaritan died yesterday after trying to help a fellow motorist on U.S. 31 in southern Bartholomew County.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were called to the crash scene on U.S. 31 at West County Road 800N at about 12:11 p.m. in the afternoon. They found a man with significant injuries who had been struck by a vehicle. Deputies say that he had stopped to help a driver with a disabled vehicle. That’s when he was struck by another vehicle and he died from his injuries.

The crash is being investigated by the Bartholomew County Accident Reconstruction team. More information is not yet available and the victim’s name has not yet been released.