CINCINNATI — Four people are dead and one has been hospitalized after a car crashed into Mill Creek Saturday evening, according to Sgt. Anthony Mitchell of the Cincinnati Police Department.
At approximately 5:50 p.m., police received reports of a car that crashed into Mill Creek near Queen City Avenue.
When crews arrived on scene they discovered a car laying upside down in the creek.
Crews noticed one person sitting on top of part of the car that was not below water.
The victim told crews that there were four people remaining in the car and that it had been submerged for nearly an hour.
Fire companies began evaluating the best way to access the car.
The bank of Mill Creek near the location was too steep to get to the water without ropes.
The water was too deep for firefighters to wade out to the car and successfully remove anyone.
Once the Cincinnati Heavy Rescue companies arrived, an inflatable boat was used to reach the car and remove the four victims.
All four victims were declared dead at the scene.
The victim who remained above water was transported from the crash to an area hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
