Two children die in State Road 7 crash

Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police

Two Scipio children died Friday afternoon in a crash in Jennings County.

36-year-old Mary F. Bailey of Columbus was driving on State Road 7 at about 1:10 Friday afternoon and making a turn onto County Road 900N when her vehicle was struck from behind by a pickup pulling a horse trailer being driven by 24-year-old Nicholas A. Fischvogt of North Vernon, says Sgt. Stephen Wheeles, with the Indiana State Police.

Photo courtesy of Indiana State Police

Two backseat passengers in Bailey’s vehicle, 4-year-old Kaylee Creamer and 22-month-old Allison Creamer died. Bailey was flown by helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis with serious injuries.

A passenger in Fischvogt’s vehicle, 63-year-old Nancy Palmer of Scipio, suffered serious injuries in the crash. She was first taken to Columbus Regional Hospital and then to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.

Indiana State Police were assisted b the Jennings County Sheriff’s Department, Scipio-Geneva Fire Department, Jennings County EMS, Stat Flight Medical Helicopter, the Jennings County Coroner’s Office, and the Indiana Department of Transportation.