La Porte County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Multi-Vehicle Accident

According to a joint statement made on Thursday by the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office and the New Prairie United School Corporation, deputies responded to a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon.

The collision took place around 3:16pm Central time at the intersection of US 20 and Fail Road.

There were a total of 4 vehicles involved in the crash. Two were New Prairie United School Corporation ‘mini-buses’, one was a commercial motor vehicle, and the fourth was a single axle box truck.

The ‘mini-buses’ were transporting members of an athletic team.

Several subjects were injured in the accident and transported to area hospitals for treatment.

This crash is still under investigation and according to the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office, no further information is being released at this time.