FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a crash on Coliseum close to Crescent shut down the roadway around 11:20 a.m. on Wednesday.
One person was hurt but is expected to survive following the wreck that police say was caused by someone running a red light.
FWPD officials say a red passenger car was driving north on Crescent Avenue when it ran a red light and hit a work van going eastbound. The impact caused the van to strike two pickup trucks heading westbound.
The female driver of the SUV was initially thought to have critical injuries but was upgraded to non-life-threatening condition at the hospital. No one else was hurt.
All westbound lanes were closed while police investigated and cleared the scene.
FWPD officials released the following on Wednesday afternoon:
The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a multiple vehicle traffic accident that occurred today, shortly after 11 am at the intersection of Coliseum Blvd. and Crescent Ave.
Initial witness information indicates that a red passenger car was traveling North on Crescent Ave. and ran the red light at Coliseum/Crescent crashing into a white work van that was headed East on Coliseum. The impact of that crash caused another crash with a black pickup truck and a white pickup truck which were traveling West on Coliseum Blvd.
The driver of the red passenger car was an adult female who was pronounced critical at the scene by medics. There were no other injuries reported at the scene. She was transported by
TRAA to a local hospital where she was upgraded to non-life threatening condition. The intersection remained closed during the course of the initial investigation and was opened back up once concluded.
This incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department and the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office.
