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Police investigating fatal crash near Madison, Ind.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Indiana State Police are investigating a crash near Madison, Indiana that killed a man Saturday morning.

Police say 30-year-old April Bates was driving southbound on State Route 7 near Big Creek Lane when she struck a guardrail coming around a curve. Officials say the car flipped and was struck by a pickup truck driving northbound on State Route 7.

Bates, two of her passengers and the driver of the truck all had minor injuries.

26-year-old Everett Schafer was thrown from the backseat of Bates' vehicle and hit by the pickup truck. He was later pronounced dead.

Police believe excessive speed and alcohol were factors in the crash.

The crash is still under investigation.

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