FATAL CRASH IN SOUTHWESTERN INDIANA

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Three people have been killed in a two vehicle accident on U.S. 41 in Evansville Monday afternoon. Evansville Police report the fatal mishap occured around 2:15 p.m. when a pickup truck traveling north on 41 just south of Covert Avenue struck an SUV that was either stopped or slowing down for the intersection. The impact caused both vehicles to burst into flames. The driver of the pickup was seriously injured and taken to a local hospital. The three people in the SUV have not been positively identified and autopsies are scheduled for Tuesday afternoon by the Vanderburgh County Coroner.