ROSS COUNTY, Ohio — A crash along route 35 near Richmond Dale shut down the highway Friday evening.
Emergency crews and troopers from the Ohio Highway Patrol responded to a roll-over accident around 9 p.m., near Dye Lane and route 35.
Initial reports said the driver of the vehicle lost control, rolling multiple times. The driver of the pickup truck, Timothy Hice, 43, Chillicothe, and his passenger, Barry Cooper, 53, Columbus, were both ejected from the vehicle.
A medical helicopter was requested to the scene but was unable to fly due to the weather.
Hice was taken to Adena Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased on arrival. His passenger, Barry Cooper, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Rescue crews from multiple townships assisted in the rescue operation.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.