Six people — including two children — were injured after their vehicle rounded a blind curve and slammed into a parked tractor-trailer cab on Queen City Avenue in Westwood, forcing the road to be closed for nearly three hours Saturday evening.

A police officer examines a car that struck a parked tractor-trailer cab on Queen City Avenue in Westwood. (Ernest Coleman photo) | ZOOM |

        The crash occurred about 5:10 p.m. near LaFeuille Avenue.

        Three adults — apparently not wearing seatbelts— were “partially ejected” through the windshield up to their waists, said Officer Mike Flamm of the Cincinnati Police Division's Traffic Unit.

        An infant was in a safety seat, but it was improperly installed, Officer Flamm said. The other child, a 3-year-old girl, was not in one of the required seats, he said.

        Both children were transported to Children's Hospital Medical Center. Their conditions were not released.

        Driver inattention is a possible factor in the crash of the 1986 gray Honda Accord, Officer Flamm said. Officers were still trying to identify the Spanish-speaking occupants as of 8:30 p.m., he said.

        The wreck happened across the street from Michaela Gemereth's apartment. She said she worried that a horrible wreck could occur because of the tractor-trailer cab she regularly sees parked in that spot on weekends.

        “It's right there as you come around the curve,” Ms. Gemereth said. “And if you don't pay attention — boom! You would run right into it.”

        Officer Flamm said police were checking to see if the tractor-trailer cab was parked illegally.

        None of the occupants was identified.

        The four adult victims were taken to University Hospital, a spokeswoman confirmed, where they were in stable condition. The three males and one female were all in their mid-20s.
       

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