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URBANA — A West Jefferson woman was claimed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred Saturday evening at State Route 559 and U.S. Route 36 in Champaign County.
The 58-year-old woman, who was not immediately identified, was flown by CareFlight helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where she later passed away.
Deputies of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office report she was operating a northbound car on S.R. 559 about 7:25 p.m. when she failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a westbound car on U.S. 36.
Three people in the westbound car, all from Middletown, were transported to Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana for treatment of injuries.
The vehicles sustained heavy damage, and the crash is under investigation with assistance from the Multi-County Crash Investigation Team. Mechanicsburg Fire and EMS, Northeast Champaign County Fire District, Allen Township from Union County and Urbana Fire and EMS also responded