Person injured after I-70 crash involving car, dump truck on east side

INDIANAPOLIS – A crash involving a dump truck and a passenger vehicle shut down part of I-70 early Wednesday morning on Indy’s east side.

It happened around 4:10 a.m. on I-70 eastbound between Shadeland Avenue and I-465 (mile 89.3 near the Post Road exit).

According to Indiana State Police, the incident involved a car and a dump truck. The driver had to be extricated from the passenger vehicle before being taken to an area hospital.

Indiana Department of Transportation traffic cameras showed multiple lanes were closed in the area, with traffic getting by in the left lanes.

Several police cars were parked on the interstate. The scene cleared around 6:20 a.m. The crash remains under investigation.

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