Three vehicle crash leaves two in serious condition

A three vehicle crash leaves a Pierceton woman and a Winona Lake woman in serious condition.

Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the intersection of State Road 15 and County Road 400 S.

The crash involved a Ford Explorer driven by a 39-year-old Pierceton woman, a Ford Escape driven by a 32-year-old Peru man, and a Hyundai driven by a 28-year-old woman from Winona Lake.

Sheriff’s Deputies determined the Explorer was headed southbound on State Road 15 and lost control, striking the Escape. It continued forward, striking the Hyundai that was also northbound on State Road 15.

The Explorer continued off the roadway, striking a fence and guide wire attached to a hit a utility pole.

The man from Peru refused treatment on the scene. Both women involved in the crash were transported to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne– one with a head and hand injury and the other with hip injuries.

Authorities say both are in serious condition.