The investigation revealed that a dump truck was eastbound on SR 29, stopped for traffic waiting to make a northbound turn. The truck was driven by 54-year-old Michael Evers, 1267 Wendel Road, Fort Recovery.
While the truck was waiting on westbound traffic to clear the intersection, it was struck in the rear by an eastbound car driven by Jacqueline Yoss, age 57, Ossian, IN. A passenger in the vehicle, 93-year-old Delbert Yoss, Geneva, IN, was in the front seat.
They were trapped in the car and had to be extracted by Celina firefighters. Jacqueline Yoss was pronounced dead upon arrival at Mercer Health in Coldwater. Delbert Yoss was transported by CareFlight to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton where he died a short time later.
The crash marks the fourth fatal traffic crash in Mercer County this year and the fourth and fifth deaths.
The mishap remains under investigation.