A Shelbyville man died
Thursday morning in a traffic crash in Swayzee, southwest of Marion, Ind.
David Hoffman, 54 of Shelbyville, died at the scene. Authorities said it wasn’t clear if he died from crash injuries or the fire.
Indiana State Police said a semi-truck traveling eastbound at 9:15 a.m. on State Road 22 failed to stop at the intersection of State Road 13. The semi-truck hit the passenger side door of a southbound semi-truck pulling a grain trailer. Both semis caught fire and were fully engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived.
One semi driver was able to escape the burning vehicle with the help of good Samaritans who stopped to help. He was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
