Collision Involving Semis Injures Three in Marion

Three people were injured when two semis collided at just after 8 Thursday evening in Marion.

According to a release from the Marion Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 34 year old Saul Lopez-Ramirez, of Mexico, was operating a semi south on Marion Williamsport Road, and when he came to State Route 309, he failed to yield to a westbound semi being operated by 51 year old William C. Gilbert, of Marion.

The resulting collision sent Lopez-Ramirez and a passenger in his semi, 35 year old Luis Alberto Rosales-Delacruz to Marion General Hospital with serious injuries.

They were later transferred to Grant Medical Center in Columbus.

Gilbert was also transported to the hospital with possible injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.