Medical helicopter requested after crash involving medical transport van
WHIO Staff
Fri, January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM UTC
1 min read
A medical helicopter has been requested after a crash involving a medical transport van in Darke County on Friday morning.
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Deputies and medics responded around 7:25 a.m. to State Route 49 and Pitsburgh-Laura Road on a reported crash, according to a Darke County Sheriff’s dispatcher.
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Initial reports were that two vehicles were involved in the crash.
News Center 7’s crew on the scene reports that one of the vehicles is a Spirit Emergency Medical Services transport van.
Images from the scene show that the other vehicle involved appears to be a van hauling a trailer.
The dispatcher also told News Center 7 that CareFlight has been requested to the scene.
We have a news crew on the scene and will continue to follow this story.
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