Indiana State Police Investigating a Fatal Crash Involving Farmland Volunteer Fire Department Tanker

(Randolph County) This morning at 7:00 a.m., Indiana State Police and the Randolph County Sheriff's Department responded to a single vehicle crash in the area of County Road 1000 W. south of County Road 500 N. near Farmland, that claimed the life of a Farmland Volunteer Firefighter and left another firefighter injured.

Preliminary investigation determined that the 2000 gallon fire tanker was responding to a call northbound on County Road 1000 W. when the driver, identified as Firefighter Kyle Osgood, 29, of Farmland, lost control of the tanker in a curve, left the roadway, and rolled.  Both Osgood and his passenger, identified as Firefighter Zachary M. Lee, 19, of Farmland, were ejected from the tanker during the rollover. Osgood was pronounced dead at the scene by the Randolph County Coroner, Darin James.  Lee was air lifted by Stat Flight to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne due to his injuries. The families of both firefighters have been notified.

Assisting Master Trooper Tom Harbison in the investigation was Senior Trooper Seth Painter, Indiana State Police Crash Investigation Reconstruction Team, Randolph County Sheriff's Department, Lutheran Hospital Stat Flight, and Nye's Wrecker.

This Investigation is still ongoing and there is no further information to release at this time.

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