Staff Report

COLUMBIA CITY  — Authorities say a woman died early Thursday morning after the car she was driving collided with a truck on US 30 on the far east side of Whitley County.

The crash at around 3 a.m. forced the closure of the westbound lanes of US 30 for several hours near County Line Road.

The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said they believe the semi was stopped at a traffic light when the car rear-ended the trailer.

The woman driving the car died at the scene.

Her identity has not yet been released.