Serious bodily injury accident on State Road 65 north of Princeton. 
On January 5, 2026, at 5:13 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 report of a head on crash on State Road 65 approximately one half a mile south of County Road 400 North in the rural Patoka area. Emergency service personnel were dispatched to the scene where they found a Silver 2002 Lexus RX3 was Southbound on State Road 65 and reportedly crossed the center of the roadway and struck a Tan 2017 Chrysler Pacifica that was Northbound.
Patoka Township Fire and Union Fire worked together to extricate injured passengers from their vehicles and the Gibson County Ambulance Service transported injured parties to area hospitals for further treatment. At the time of this report one person was critically injured in this accident and at least two suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
This accident was investigated by the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and Gibson County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.T (Drone Ariel Response Team.) The Princeton Police also assisted in securing this accident scene.
This is an active and open serious bodily injury accident.
Address/Location
Gibson County Sheriff
119 E Brumfield Ave
Princeton, IN 47670
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 812-385-3496
