WEST PORTSMOUTH — A woman and a 7-year-old girl were killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash on State Route 73 in Scioto County, according to the Portsmouth Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers responded at approximately 7:35 a.m. to the crash on State Route 73 at Calverts Lane, the patrol said.
According to the patrol’s preliminary investigation, a 2010 Hyundai Elantra driven by Christina Madden, 66, of South Shore, Kentucky, was making a left-hand turn onto Calverts Lane from State Route 73 when it failed to yield and was struck by a southbound 2025 Chevrolet Silverado driven by John Mahle Jr., 26, of Lucasville.
Christina Madden and her passenger, Alannah Madden, 7, succumbed to their injuries at the scene, the patrol said.
Mahle was transported by Portsmouth Ambulance to Southern Ohio Medical Center with minor injuries, according to the patrol.
State Route 73 was shut down at Calverts Lane for the crash investigation Monday morning, according to the Scioto County Emergency Management Agency.
The Washington Township Fire Department, Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service, the Scioto County Coroner’s Office and the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office assisted at the scene, the patrol said.
The crash remains under investigation by the Portsmouth Post.
