One injured in I-71 crash

Interstate 71 south is closed at the Ohio 123 exit due to a two-vehicle crash that happened after 1 p.m. today.

According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lebanon post, at least one person has been transported to Bethesday North Hospital in Montgomery.

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The accident took place about three miles southeast of Lebanon.

Troopers said there was a rollover crash as a result of a collission of a sports utility vehicle and a pickup truck pulling a trailer. The SUV went off the right side of the highway, while the pickup truck and trailer went into the median.

No other information is available.

We will update this story as more information becomes available.

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Ed Richter

Ed Richter has been a working journalist for 38 years, with the last 34 years working in various capacities covering Butler and Warren counties as a reporter and an editor. Richter covers local news and governments in Warren County focusing on Springboro, Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle and Waynesville.