LOGAN COUNTY — A man was flown to the hospital after a crash involving two semi-trucks in Logan County on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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The crash happened on US Route 68 at the intersection of County Road 5 in Liberty Township after 1 p.m.
A preliminary investigation found that a 36-year-old Louisiana man was driving a semi-truck northbound on US-68 when he slowed to make a right turn onto CR-5.
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A 50-year-old man from Alger, Ohio, was also driving a semi-truck northbound on US-68. He crashed into the back of the other semi-truck, the spokesperson said.
Both trucks were off the west side of the road, stopping in a ditch.
The spokesperson said neither semi was transporting any hazardous materials, and there was no spillage on scene.
A medical helicopter took the 50-year-old man to Grant Medical Center in Columbus with serious injuries.
The 36-year-old man was hospitalized in Bellefontaine with non-life-threatening injuries.
The spokesperson said alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be a factor in this crash.
This incident remains under investigation.
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