Both victims were in the car, which appears to have failed to yield and pulled into the path of the semitrailer at the intersection of Reed Road and state Route 242, according to the preliminary Darke County Sheriff's investigation.
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The semi hit the gas tank section of the car and it spun to a stop in the roadway. The driver of the semi was not injured.
Both victims had to be extricated and were loaded onto one CareFlight helicopter for the trip to a hospital. Their injuries were said to be serious, but not life-threatening, according to a sheriff's sergeant on scene.
INITIAL REPORT
As many as two people have been taken to a hospital from a collision near Ansonia involving a passenger vehicle and a semitrailer.
The conditions of the victims is not known, but an initial report indicated that one or two of the victims may have been trapped in the wreckage for a time.
Darke County sheriff's deputies, medic units and two CareFlight helicopters were dispatched sometime after 8 p.m. to the accident reported at U.S. 127 and state Route 242.
The scene is just west of Versailles, east of Ansonia.
Traffic in the area is affected until further notice.
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