One dead, five hospitalized after crash in Hart County

The Kentucky State Police is investigating a fatal collision that occurred in Hart County Monday afternoon.

According to KSP Post Three, troopers were called to the intersection of KY 88/Hardyville Road and Birchwood Lane shortly after noon on February 10.

The KSP says the preliminary investigation indicates that a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Phillip Hodson of Canmer was travelling east on Hardyville Road when it crossed the centerline into the westbound lane where it collided with a van.

Hodson was declared dead at the scene by the Hart County Coroner’s Office. Three passengers in the van were transported to T.J. Samson Community Hospital and two other passengers were airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital.

The KSP’s investigation is ongoing.