BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, Ind. — A serious crash forced officials to close a portion of State Road 46 in Bartholomew County late Tuesday afternoon.

Bartholomew County Sheriff Chris Lane reported that State Road 46 was closed at the Bartholomew-Brown County Line to allow deputies to clean up and investigate a personal injury crash.

Lane encouraged drivers to avoid the area while deputies work at the crash scene. The sheriff did not provide a timetable for the roadway’s reopening.

Photos the sheriff posted on Facebook show a medical helicopter responding to the scene. BCSO did not indicate exactly how many people were injured in the crash.

As of this article’s publication, no additional information on the crash, including what caused it, had been made available.