Crash kills 1, injures 2 on U.S. 6 in Wood County

BOWLING GREEN — A San Francisco man was killed and a Bowling Green couple were injured when a car and a pickup collided on snow-slickened U.S. 6, the Ohio Highway Patrol said.

Nilesh Pillai, 25, a passenger in the car, was taken to Wood County Hospital, Bowling Green, where he was pronounced dead, troopers said.

Mahesh Pillai, 29, the car’s driver, and Kanchan Landge, 27, his wife and passenger, were taken to Wood County Hospital with minor injuries, troopers said. A hospital spokesman said she had no information about people by those names.

The crash occurred about 9 p.m. Sunday in Wood County’s Freedom Township. The Pillai car was heading east on U.S. 6 east of Silverwood Road when it crossed the center line and was struck in the passenger side by a pickup driven by Wayne Pearce, 52, of Bradner, Ohio, who was westbound.

Mr. Pearce was not injured. Everyone involved in the accident was wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol. The crash is under investigation.

 

 

 

 

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