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Accident in Lawrence kills firefighter, injures 2 children
A deadly accident that killed a firefighter is under investigation in Lawrence.
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By News Staff

Fox59

4:28 p.m. EDT, June 9, 2011
Lawrence, Ind.—
A Pike Township firefighter died in an accident involving a semi-truck Thursday afternoon.

According to officials, a box truck rear-ended a semi-truck on Pendelton Pike. The box truck then went across the road and hit a pickup truck. The driver of the pickup, Pike Township firefighter James Shelly, 35, was killed.

According to authorities, two of Shelley's four children were in the pickup at the time. There's no word on if they were hurt. Shelly's wife, who was driving behind her husband, saw the whole thing happen.

According to the Pike Township Fire Department, Shelly joined the department in 2009 and was a member of the PTFD Honor Guard.