HAGERSTOWN, Ind. (WISH) — Two people died Monday night in the crash of a semitractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle in northwestern Wayne County, the sheriff told News 8.

Sheriff Randy Retter said the crash happened on State Road 1 near Charles Road. That’s about 4 miles west of the town of Economy and 4.5 miles north of the town of Hagerstown.

Wayne County was under a travel watch on Monday night, although it was not immediately known if wintry conditions on the road played any role in the crash. The sheriff did not have any other information that could immediately be shared at 10:15 p.m. Monday.

Indiana Department of Transportation issued an alert to travelers just before 8:45 p.m. Monday that State Road 1 was closed in both directions for a crash between Pierce Road and Charles Road. That closing remained in place as of 10:30 p.m. Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –  Lots of snow covered roadways this morning including the interstates as well. Use caution if you are out on the interstates or the side streets throughout the day. The cold air is in place and will stick around throughout the rest of the week and even into the weekend. Temperatures will only be into the teens for highs and sub-zero low temperatures.

TODAY: A few flurries possible early this morning from some lake effect snow just off to the north of us. We’ll look for some sunshine later today but it is going to be bitterly cold. High temperatures only around 9 for the afternoon. Winds will be a bit breezy and could gust at times near 20 mph. That will create temperatures below zero all day long.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy conditions tonight frigid with low temperatures falling below zero. We will see wind chill values anywhere from 15 to 25 degrees below zero. An extreme cold warning goes into place later tonight and will last until 11:00 on Tuesday. 

TOMORROW: Temperatures will start out in the morning below zero. Winds will be a bit gusty and could create wind chill values in the morning anywhere from 15 to 25 below zero. Partly cloudy skies on Tuesday. This will be the warmest day we see of the work week. Highs will be right around 20. Wind chill values will still be below zero at times. 

7 DAY EXTENDED FORECAST: The cold air sticks around heading into the middle and latter half of the week. Highs on Wednesday will only be right around 14. Look for mostly sunny skies on Wednesday clouds begin to increase Thursday and Friday. Temperatures really don’t budge, we’ll look for highs into the middle teens.

Some snow chances could be possible heading into the weekend. Doesn’t look like we’re going to see a massive system but rather just a few flurries at times. Temperatures are still going to be cold heading into the weekend as well.

INDIANAPOLIS — How do you spend a snow day? Sunday was a big snow day across Central Indiana, with some areas seeing double-digit snow totals.

Hoosiers focused on many things Sunday: from plowing to shoveling to sledding.

“I’ve been up since midnight plowing,” said Larry Gahs.

Gahs is a private plow driver, and he spent Sunday morning plowing from Kokomo to Indianapolis.

“I’ve had the plow probably about four years now, and this is probably the busiest I’ve been with it,” Gahs continued.

While plow trucks have been out treating the roads, drivers like Gahs have worked to clear parking lots, driveways, and sidewalks.

“The difficult part is the people that have no business being out,” Gahs said. “Let us come out and plow. The ones that have trucks and able to get around is the ones that should be out on the road.”

Through the day, different counties have changed their travel status, from advisories to watches to warnings.

It takes a lot of work to clear this much snow, so even though crews have been working nonstop since Saturday night, the roads have been problematic for many Hoosier drivers, creating stuck cars and slide-offs.

“We’ve counted eleven of them from Kokomo to Indianapolis,” Gahs shared of slide-offs.

The snowy roads are the perfect excuse for some to stay home and stay cozy.

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For Ryan Evans, a Carmel resident, it’s been a day of snow shoveling.

“I’ve been out here for about 20, 25 minutes,” Evans said while shoveling another line down his driveway. “It’s a job. It’s definitely a job.”

Evans said he was treating the snow shoveling as his workout for the day. He didn’t have many other plans for the snow day.

“Doing this,” Evans said of the shoveling, “Staying warm, probably make a fire and watch some football later.”

For a few people, the snow day took them to West Park in Carmel.

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“Today is the first time I ever went sledding this season!” said a very excited 12-year-old Hadley Skinner.

Hadley and her friend went sledding, with their two golden retrievers chasing them down the snowy hill.

“Sometimes it can get in your eyes, but it’s still really fun,” Hadley exclaimed in between rides. “I would gear up if I were you, because it’s cold, but it’s really fun!”

WRTV compiled a list of sledding hills across Central Indiana.

With all this snow, does Hadley think there will be school on Monday?

“Oh, I hope there’s not!” Hadley giggled.

You can see WRTV’s latest list of closings and delays here.