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Indy man killed in Saturday night crash near Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) – One man is dead following a Saturday night crash near Bloomington.

According to the Indiana State Police, a 1965 Chevy pickup truck, driven by 33-year-old Joseph Birtchman of Indianapolis, headed north on State Road 37 north of Bloomington crossed the center line for an unknown reason.

The truck then slammed into an oncoming mini van headed southbound.

Victoria Wielosinki, the driver of the southbound ’05 Chrysler mini van, was transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Birtchman was also transported to IU Health Bloomington Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.