Licking County, OH : Three children injured after crash on I-70 near Buckeye Lake on Saturday evening, August 6, 2016

Three children and one adult were injured in a crash on I-70 near Buckeye Lake on Saturday evening, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The crash happened at about 6:15 p.m. near mile marker 134.

Traffic was slowing near the area and as one car was braking, the second car crashed into the back end of the first car.

Three children were injured from the vehicle that was rear-ended. A 8-year-old was flown to Nationwide Children’s Hospital from the scene. Two others, 11 and 15, were taken by ground to the hospital. The driver of that car was not injured.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter.

Names have not been released as the crash remains under investigation. The road was closed for some time.

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Three children taken to hospital after crash near Buckeye Lake