Fox 28: South Bend, Elkhart IN News, Weather, SportsUPDATE: Driver injured in semi/car crash on US-6

UPDATE: Driver injured in semi/car crash on US-6

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One person was injured after a truck crashed into his car on US-6 Thursday morning. 

Elkhart County Police say a semi-truck driven by Cirilo Corral of Chicago was heading west on US-6 near County Road 15 when the driver came upon a slow down in traffic caused by construction.  He could not stop in time and swerved into the eastbound lane, hitting a Ford Taurus driven by Jay Stricler of Marion, IN.

Stricler of the car was airlifted to an area hospital with a deep laceration to his head.  There is no word yet on the Stricler's current condition.

FOX28 has a crew on the scene and will bring you more information as it becomes available.

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