The other six victims were taken to Lima Memorial Hospital.
UPDATE @ 10:14 p.m.: Interstate 75 North has reopened in the aftermath of the multiple-vehicle accident near Anna in Shelby County.
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One victim was taken to a hospital by CareFlight and the other victims, at least six, were taken to hospitals by ground transport, a dispatcher with the Wapakoneta Post, Ohio State Highway Patrol.
The accident involved one semitrailer and two passenger vehicles, the dispatcher said.
Several of the injuries came from one of the passenger cars, which was carrying a family, the dispatcher said.
INITIAL REPORT
I-75 North in the area of Anna in Shelby County is being shut down because of a three-vehicle accident where reports indicate as many as eight people have been injured.
CareFlight and several medical squads were dispatched to the scene just after 9 p.m.
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