BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA — A 60-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, truck driver was killed Wednesday afternoon, November 11, when his tractor-trailer left northbound Interstate 65 near Columbus and came to rest in trees, Indiana State Police said.
At about 4:15 p.m., witnesses reported seeing a 2020 Volvo pulling a loaded trailer travel off the northbound lanes near the 73-mile marker in northern Bartholomew County. The semi hit the guardrail, then left the east side of the roadway and stopped in trees along the east side of I-65.
Witnesses and first responders found the driver, Anthony Bull, unresponsive in the cab. He was given immediate medical attention but was pronounced dead at the scene by the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office. His family has been notified.
No other vehicles or people were believed to be involved. The investigation is ongoing, but troopers said a medical episode may have played a role in the crash. Northbound I-65 traffic was affected for more than three hours during the investigation and cleanup.
Sgt. Seth Davidson is investigating. Assisting were troopers from the Indiana State Police Versailles Post, the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Columbus Regional EMS, Columbus Township and German Township fire departments, the Bartholomew County Coroner’s Office, the Indiana Department of Transportation, and 31 Wrecker Service.
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