Crash southwest of Bloomington leaves 74-year-old woman dead, child seriously injured

A 74-year old Bloomington woman died in a car crash on Wednesday evening (Feb. 25) at Rockport Road and West Stansifer Court, southwest of Bloomington, according to a news release from the Monroe County sheriff’s office.

Based on the news release, the car she was driving was hit head-on by another vehicle that crossed over the centerline.

The news release says a Subaru headed northbound crossed left over the center of the road into the southbound lane and collided head-on with a Kia, which was driven by the 74-year old woman. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Also becoming involved in the crash was a third vehicle, a Toyota.

The driver of the Subaru was a 48-year-old Bloomington man who was taken to the hospital because of injuries he received in the crash. A 7-year-old child was a passenger in Subaru and was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to the news release.

The driver of the Toyota was a 58-year-old Bloomington man. He was also taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the news release.

Investigators with the Monroe County major crash investigation team responded to the scene and closed the roadway for several hours to reconstruct the crash. The investigation is still underway and more information will be released when it is available, according to the news release.

The Monroe County coroner’s office will release the name of the woman killed in the crash after next of kin have been notified.