Head-on crash briefly closes section of 25th Street
A head-on collision closed a section of 25th Street Thursday morning. The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department responded to the two-vehicle crash on 25th Street at Bonnell Road at about 8:50 a.m.
Investigators say that a pickup truck driven by 57-year-old David Wright, of Columbus, may have struck a patch of black ice on the bridge. Wrights vehicle struck the south guardrail, before striking a car driven by 48-year-old Michelle Townsend, of Westport. Police say she was westbound on 25th Street approaching Bonnell Road when the crash occurred.
Authorities say Townsend was trapped in her car. She was extricated by Columbus Fire Department Squad 2 before being airlifted to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Her condition is unknown at this time.
Wright was taken to Columbus Regional Health for evaluation.
Police say 25th Street, at the bridge, was closed for about an hour while the scene was cleared.