CRESCENT SPRINGS, Ky — A 4-year-old was killed and one man was injured in a crash on Interstate 75 southbound in Northern Kentucky Sunday night, Sergeant Aaron Schihl with the Kenton County Police Department said.
The crash happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. near the Buttermilk Pike exit in Crescent Springs, according to officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
We saw a large police presence on the scene Sunday night and early Monday morning.
Schihl said upon arrival, police found a Hyundai Sonata with "significant damage" and a Ford F-650 box truck that was also involved.
The 30-year-old man driving the Hyundai was on I-75 southbound when he hit the back of the Ford box truck which was stationary and disabled "near the end of the merge lane from the Buttermilk Pike on-ramp," Schihl said.
According to Schihl, the driver was taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center and then flown by medical helicopter to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is in stable condition.
The driver's 4-year-old daughter was also in the car. Schihl said she had significant injuries and was also taken to St. Elizabeth Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
The southbound lanes were closed for over five hours.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone who saw the crash is asked to contact Sergeant Charles Duncan at 859-392-1993.
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