1 killed, 2 seriously injured in 2-vehicle, head-on crash in Butler County

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June 8, 2024
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One person was killed and two people were injured early Saturday in a two-vehicle head-on crash in Butler County.

Butler County Sheriff’s deputies and Milford Twp. Fire and Life crews responded around 3 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 127 south of Harris Road, according to information posted on the sheriff’s office Facebook page. The crash site is about 9 miles north of Hamilton.

A 2014 Toyota Camry was traveling south on U.S. 127 when it went left of center and hit a 2014 Chrysler 300.

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The driver and passenger of the Toyota were trapped in the vehicle. Once they were extracted, they were both transported by AirCare to The University of Cincinnati with life-threatening injuries, deputies said.

The driver of the Chrysler was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.

The Butler County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction Team (START) is investigating. Speed and alcohol appear to be factors in the crash, according to the sheriff’s office.

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