FAYETTE COUNTY, Ohio — A fatal crash has closed a major interstate in Fayette County.
It happened at around 8 p.m. on Friday night along Interstate 71 near mile-marker 62, close to the Fayette and Greene County line, according to Fayette County Sheriff Vernon P. Stanforth.
The Sheriff said a car collided with a semi tractor trailer, which resulted in the fatal crash.
The southbound lanes of the highway are shutdown as crews work the scene. The names of those involved and the events leading up to the crash were not immediately released.