UPDATE @ 9a.m.: The bright morning sun is being blamed in the crash that sent a woman by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital with serious injuries.
She was ejected from a farm tractor eastbound on Hogpath when the tractor was rear-ended by an eastbound pickup truck, according to the Darke County Sheriff's Office.
The location was just south of Gettysburg. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.
The male pickup driver was not hurt, but he was cited for not maintaining assured clear distance, according to the sheriff's office.
He told the deputies the bright morning sun blocked his vision and he didn't see the tractor.
Investigators said the woman taken by CareFlight is an Old Order German Baptist, who often use farm tractors instead of cars for transportation.
BREAKING REPORT
CareFlight has been called to a crash this morning at Hogpath and Swinger roads near Arcanum in Darke County.
Crews responded around 8 a.m,. to the scene.
Early, unconfirmed reports indicated a car and a tractor collided.
WHIO's Steve Baker is en route and we'll update this story as more information becomes available.
