Published: September 28, 2009 08:58 pm      

Elderly man dies in U.S. 27 crash

Eubank — A Pulaski County man died Monday from injuries he received in a two-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer 13 miles north of Somerset.

Robert E. Hansen, 72, of Goochtown Road, Eubank, was seriously injured early Monday when his 2009 Kia was struck by a tractor trailer at the intersection of Ky. 70 and U.S. 27. The accident was reported to emergency personnel at approximately 9 a.m.

The accident occurred when Hansen, attempting to cross U.S. 27, pulled into the path of a north bound 1995 Kenworth tractor trailer operated by Danny D. Blevins, 55, of West Ridge Road, Eubank, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department.

Blevins was not injured in the accident.

Hansen was extricated from his vehicle by members of the Somerset-Pulaski County Rescue Squad and treated at the scene by Somerset-Pulaski County EMS. He was then airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center by Air Methods.

He succumbed to his injuries soon after 12 p.m. on Monday at UK Medical Center.

Emergency personnel remained on the scene of the accident until around 11:30 a.m. Monday, but Pulaski County Sheriff Todd Wood said the road was not shut down completely while emergency personnel worked to clear the scene.

The sheriff’s department was also assisted on the scene by the Eubank Volunteer Fire Department, Somerset-Pulaski County Hazardous Materials Special Response Team and the Pulaski County Public Safety Director.