FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — A driver died after a two-truck crash around 5:50 p.m. Thursday on the southbound US 23 entrance ramp from IR 270 east in Franklin County.
According to Sheriff Dallas Baldwin, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation into the collision.
Deputies said a gray 2024 Freightliner tractor with a trailer was stopped on the side of the ramp when a white 2018 Chevrolet utility truck heading south left the roadway, went through a ditch and hit the trailer.
Crews from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Columbus Police and Columbus Fire Department responded.
Medics from the Columbus Fire Department pronounced the Chevrolet's driver, the sole occupant, dead at the scene at 6:06 p.m. Authorities said the Freightliner's driver was not injured.
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the cause of the crash remains under investigation.