Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing One person has been killed and two others are still missing after two boats crashed on the Ohio River near the Greenwood Boat Dock. (Source: WAVE 3 News) By Associated Press | April 19, 2021 at 8:03 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 8:03 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in Kentucky say a boat accident in the Ohio River has left one person dead and injured four others while two people remain missing.
News outlets report seven people were on a pleasure craft when it collided with a barge Saturday night near a boat dock in Louisville.
Emergency crews are investigating reports of a boat that was struck by a barge on the Ohio River south of Caesars Southern Indiana. The investigation began Saturday evening at the Greenwood Boat Docks near Greenwood and Cane Run roads. Sign up for our Newsletters According to Chief Doug Recktenwald with Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Department, five people were transported to the University of Louisville Hospital. One man has since died from his.
Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing
April 18, 2021
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) A boat collided with a barge along the Ohio River in Kentucky, killing one person, injuring four others and leaving two more missing, authorities said.
Seven people were on the pleasure craft when the accident occurred Saturday night near a boat dock in Louisville, news outlets reported. A search for a man and woman who were missing from the boat resumed Sunday.
The injured were taken to the University of Louisville Hospital and their conditions weren’t immediately known, said Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Chief Doug Recktenwald. The name of the man who died was not immediately released.