Man killed after striking detached trailer in Decatur County

(GREENSBURG, Ind.) – A Shelbyville man was killed after striking a trailer in Decatur County on Friday morning. 

Investigators say a 20-foot flatbed trailer became detached from a pickup truck for unknown reasons in the 5000 block of North Old U.S. Highway 421 around 7 a.m. this morning. 

59-year-old William Dale Blackburn was traveling southbound when he struck the detached trailer head-on. 

Another vehicle driven by 28-year-old Nathan Rump, of Shelbyville, also struck the trailer. 

Blackburn was pronounced dead at the scene. Nobody else was injured. 

The crash remains under investigation and police do not believe alcohol or drug use was a factor in the accident.

Agencies that responded included the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Decatur County EMS, Greensburg Fire Department, St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department and Adams Volunteer Fire Department.