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Last updated on Monday, April 13, 2015
(EDINBURG) - Today at 5:30 a.m., the Indiana State Police responded to a personal injury crash toward the south end of a construction zone on I-65 southbound.
According to an Indiana State Police report, southbound traffic had slowed as construction vehicles were moving from the right lane over to the median between the south and northbound lanes of I-65.
A trooper in a marked police vehicle with the emergency lights activated, was assisting with the movement of the construction vehicles.
While traffic continued moving past the construction vehicles, traffic farther back had come to a stop. At this time a Mega Bus, driven by 50-year-old Kimberly Lane, of Dolten, Illinois was traveling southbound in the left lane of I-65, approaching the stopped traffic.
For unknown reasons, Dolten failed to stop before the front of the bus collided with the rear of a semi-tractor trailer stopped in the left lane driven by 42-ytear-old Stephen Dykes II, of Winchester California.
The impact of the Mega Bus, pushed the semi truck into an orange 2003 Chevrolet SUV driven by 35-year-old Michael Diliberto, of Indianapolis.
The Chevrolet was then pushed into a gold 1999 Nissan driven by 44-year-old Jorge Hernandez, also of Indianapolis.
There was a substantial amount of damage to the front of the Megabus as well as the semi-trailier.
The left lane of I-65 was closed for approximately 3 hours over the course of the investigation and removal of involved vehicles.
There were 63 passengers on board the Mega Bus. Of these, 19 were transported to the below hospitals. None of the injuries were reported to be life threatening.
Those injured were sent to local hospitals:
The driver of the Mega Bus submitted to a portable breath test. The results of this test were negative, eliminating the concern of alcohol being a contributing factor to the crash.
The Mega Bus will undergo a thorough inspection later this week to determine if any mechanical problems may have been contributing factors to this crash.
The investigation is continuing. Investigations of this nature can take several weeks to complete. No further information is available related to this ongoing investigation.
Investigating and assisting agencies included: Investigating officer - Corporal Tim James, ISP
Assisting officers: Master Trooper Kelly Lazzell, Trooper Thomas Burgett, ISP Motor Carrier Inspector Trooper Jacob Wildauer, Sgt. Don Gregory; deputies with the Johnson County Sheriff's Department and the Franklin Fire Department.
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