OHIO — A woman was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash involving a semitruck in Columbiana County, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened around 10 a.m. at the intersection of State Route 344 and Cunningham Road (State Route 765) in Perry Township.
Investigators said Yolanda Medina Matos, 58, was driving south on Cunningham Road when she failed to yield at a stop sign and was struck by a westbound semitruck on Route 344.
Matos was transported to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
The driver of the semitruck was treated as a precaution and was not reported injured.
Emergency crews from the Perry Township Fire and Police Departments, Leetonia Fire Department, EMT Ambulance and STAT MedEvac assisted at the scene.
Both lanes of Route 344 were temporarily closed following the crash but have since reopened.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol continues to investigate the incident.
