Chain-Reaction Crash In Interstate Construction Zone Kills Five

Five people were killed in a chain-reaction crash after a semitrailer slammed into the back of another vehicle in a construction zone in western Indiana, Indiana State Police said Friday. The crash, involving at least two semitrailers and three cars, happened late Thursday night when one of the trucks rear-ended another vehicle on Interstate 65 near Lafayette, about 60 miles northwest of Indianapolis. The crash caused a chain reaction and ignited a fire, said Sgt. Kim Riley with Indiana State Police.