Greenwood, IN – A driver was killed Tuesday afternoon after their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a retention pond on Worthsville Road in Greenwood, prompting a multi-agency dive rescue response.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, the crash occurred near 963 Worthsville Rd. around 3:54 p.m. Tactical Dive Rescue Team 7 from Indianapolis was deployed to assist Greenwood Fire Department’s subsurface operations after the vehicle submerged in the pond.
Greenwood Fire personnel pulled one adult from the vehicle shortly after the crash. That person was the sole confirmed occupant and was pronounced dead at the scene. No additional individuals were found following a secondary dive search and a sweep of the vehicle before it was removed from the water.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Emergency crews from multiple agencies responded to the scene, including Indianapolis Fire Department, Greenwood Fire Department, Bargersville Fire Department, White River Township Fire Department, Greenwood Police Department, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Indianapolis EMS, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division.
This marks the latest in a series of recent fatal vehicle-related incidents in central Indiana where water rescues were required.
Anyone with information regarding the crash is encouraged to contact the Greenwood Police Department.
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