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2 cars crash into semitractor-trailer on southbound I-71 in Blue Ash

Lanes blocked as crews investigate
Posted at 5:27 AM, Feb 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-02-16 07:44:24-05

BLUE ASH, Ohio -- A serious crash involving two cars and a semitractor-trailer injured two drivers on southbound I-71 just south of I-275 around 2 a.m. Thursday.

Police say one car rear-ended the truck before the second car rear-ended it. Crews remained on scene several hours extracting the first car from underneath the truck. Two lanes of traffic remained blocked until 5:45 a.m.

The two injured drivers were taken to Bethesda North Hospital. The traffic division of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is handling the investigation. 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.