RSOE EDIS: USA - Vehicle Accident - 2010.03.26

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2010-03-26 15:37:54 - Vehicle Accident - USA EDIS CODE: VI-20100326-25464-USA Date & Time: 2010-03-26 15:37:54 [UTC] Area: USA, State of Kentucky, Interstate 65 [Mile Marker 63], Bowling Green Number of death person(s): 11 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: At least 11 people were killed in a wreck on Interstate 65 in Kentucky on Friday morning, a spokesman for the Kentucky State Police said. The wreck happened between 5:30 and 6 a.m., said Lt. David Jude. A tractor-trailer apparently crossed the median and hit a passenger van head on, he said. Most of the 11 who died were in the van, he said, but the tractor-trailer driver also died. The van was from Burkesville, Kentucky; the truck driver was from Alabama, Jude said. "The scene is really chaotic right now," he said. The wreck happened at mile marker 63 on I-65 in southwestern Kentucky. The wreck site is roughly 40 miles northwest of the city of Bowling Green, near Mammoth Cave National Park. Posted:2010-03-26 15:37:54 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu