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State Police report one fatality in massive collision on I-65 Ontario Freightliner driver dies after being ejected in collision involving two other Freightliners. I-65 closed for 10 hours. Columbia, KY, State Fire Marshal was on scene, along with 12 other agencies. For earlier story with two photos, Click here From State Police Post 15, Bowling Green dispatches Kentucky State Police Post 3, Bowling Green, has released the name of the driver killed in the three semi-truck crash yesterday morning, December 8, 2009, near mile marker 65 on I-65 in northern Hart Co., KY. He is Manjit Gill, 31 of Brampton, Ontario, the operator of a 2003 Freightliner. According to the State Police report report that Gill came upon the crash scene involving a 2006 Freightline driven by Shukri Haji, 27, of Nashville, TN and a 2007 Freightline driven by Floyd Frye, 60, of Franklin, AL, and apparently failed to see that the two vehicles were disabled in the right lane. The Gill truck impacted the rear of the Haji truck and forced it and the Frye vehicle further up the interstate. Fire engulfs Gill vehicle on impact A fire engulfed the Gill Freightline and the Haji vehicle during the crash. Manjit Gill, who was not belted, was ejected at the time of impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner. Haji and Frye were outside of their vehicles at the time of the second collision and were uninjured. Both Haji and Frye were wearing seatbelts. Their vehicles had become entangled after Frye's truck, travelling at approximately 55 mph due to the uphill grade, was being overtaken by Shukri Haji's vehicle, which was travelling at approximately 70 mph. Both Haji and Frye had exited their vehicles, which were sitting in the right lane, and had begun to try to warn northbound traffic that their vehicles were disabled. Lengthy cleanup conducted A lengthy cleanup process had to be conducted due to the fire and diesel spill on the roadway. State Fire Marshals were on the scene, including State Fire Marshal Charles Sparks of Columbia, KY. A heavy rain which occurred after the crash hampered the cleanup process. The interstate was finally re-opened 10 hours after the crash once it ws deteremined that the roadway was safe for motorists to travel on. Besides the Kentucky State Police and Kentucky State Fire Marshal's office, other agencies involved were the C.V.E., the Hart County Coroner; Munford, Bonnieville, and Horse Cave Fire Departments, Emergency Management, DES, Munfordville Police Department, the Kentucky State Highway Department, and the EPA.The crash continues under investigation. Information and including much of narrative from Tpr. Terry Alexander of Kentucky State Police Post 3, Bowling Green, KY. Thanks also to Dispatcher Daniel Priddy of KY State Police Post 3, Bowling Green, KY. This story was posted on 2009-12-09 02:20:55
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