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SPRINGFIELD, OH – A semi tanker truck collided with a special needs school van carrying adults, killing four and injuring six. The accident happened at about 12:40 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 70 eastbound just west of State Route 40 in Clark County, Ohio.

Members of the Springfield and Harmony Fire Departments rescue one of several victims trapped in a bus from the Creative Learning Workshop Thursday, Jan. 7 on Interstate 70. The bus collided head-on with a semi-truck carrying a tanker trailer. Four people killed. CNN photo by Bill Lackey

The tanker truck was traveling westbound on I-70 before crossing the median into the eastbound lane, clipping a car and then crashing into the van. 

A police officer on the scene told CNN affiliate WDTN that the 4 dead in the van were all adults who were returning from a creative learning workshop.

The bus was coming from a centre that provides vocational and rehabilitation services for adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities. It was carrying eight clients and two staff members, the centre’s program director said.

The driver of the tanker, who was not seriously injured, was taken to a nearby hospital, said Lindsay Komlac, spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Public Safety.

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The I-70 eastbound in Clark County was closed as authorities investigated the crash.

Local officials have not said if weather was a significant factor in the accident.

Below is a Google street view of the eastbound I-70 just west of State Route 40 where the fatal accident occurred. Click and drag the mouse button to pan around the scene of the accident.
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