FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ohio — One person was killed and another was hospitalized in a crash involving a semitrailer Thursday evening in southeast Franklin County, according to the sheriff's office.

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened around 5:45 p.m. on state Route 327 east of Port Road in Madison Township.

A 2023 Volvo semi was traveling northeast on Route 317 and a 2021 Jeep Cherokee was heading the opposite way, the sheriff's office said.

The Jeep reportedly crossed the center line for an unknown reason and hit the semi head-on. The sheriff's office said the semi went into a ditch on the east side of the road while the Jeep landed on the west side.

The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:02 p.m. The driver of the semi was taken to Grant Medi

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