A man was taken to a local hospital with injuries after being struck by a car in Kosciusko County.

Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11, Kosciusko County Police, Milford firefighters and a Lutheran EMS were sent to County Road 300 East, south of Defreese Road, on reports of a vehicle vs. pedestrian crash.

An investigation revealed a 2006 Pontiac was traveling southbound on CR 300 when it came upon two men walking in the roadway.

One man was struck and was transported to Lutheran Hospital by helicopter for chest injuries.

The circumstances that led to the collision are still under investigation.