Police: 2 car accident with life-threatening injuries

FORT WAYNE, Indiana (WANE) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is investigating a multi-vehicle accident near the intersection of S Lafayette St & E Paulding Rd.

A van and an SUV were involved in the accident. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Saturday night.

According to preliminary police information, a woman was driving an SUV the wrong way north on S Lafayette Street. The woman crashed into a van occupied by two women.

The driver of the SUV and the passenger of the van were both trapped in the impact.

The Fort Wayne police and fire department arrived at the scene and began assisting the three women.

The driver of the van sustained non-life-threatening injuries, while the passenger sustained non-life-threatening injuries and the driver of the SUV also sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

The incident remains under investigation by the Fort Wayne Police Department’s FACT team and the Allen County Attorney’s Office.