Greensburg man dies after Friday afternoon crash into building

An elderly Greensburg man died Friday afternoon after a vehicle crash that witnesses say was caused by a medical incident while he was driving.

According to the Greensburg Police Department, officers were called to a single vehicle crash at about 2:15 p.m. Friday afternoon, when a southbound vehicle on Carver Street at the State Road 3 bypass went off the road. The vehicle then drove through a grassy area, struck three other vehicles and a building at the Kova Fertilizer facility on North Anderson Street.

Police, firefighters and medics provided medical aid to the driver, 76 year old Michael R. Linville. He was taken to Decatur County Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in the vehicle was uninjured.

The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

Greensburg Fire Department, Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, Decatur County medics and TDS Wrecker Service also assisted at the scene.