AMERICAN TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, Ohio - One person was injured following a two-vehicle crash at a busy American Township intersection.

According to the American Township Fire Department, the crash happened shortly before 6:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Elida Road and Eastown Road. One vehicle rolled onto its roof, and emergency crews extricated the driver, who was then taken to Mercy Health St. Rita’s with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene on foot. There is no word yet on the cause of the crash. The Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office are investigating.

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