A fourth individual involved in a multi-vehicle crash last Saturday in Rock County near the west side of Whitewater has died, according to an updated media release on Thursday from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office.

The female adult who died Thursday was among passengers in a van, which was one of three vehicles involved in the crash. The female was medically transported from the scene, the release stated, noting that she “succumbed to her injuries during the early morning hours.”

According to the release, the adult female’s name will be released at a later date by the Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office.

As earlier released by the sheriff’s office, the crash occurred in the town of Lima at the intersection of Highway 12 and Tri-County Town Line Road. 

An investigation has led the sheriff’s office to believe, the release stated, that a passenger van was traveling eastbound on E. County Line Rd approaching Highway 12. 

“The driver of the passenger van did not adhere to the stop sign entering the intersection,” the release noted. 

There was a passenger SUV, with the right of way, moving southbound on Highway 11. 

“The front of the SUV collided with the driver side of the van in the intersection. As they collided a truck pulling a fifth wheel trailer hauling hay was northbound on Highway 12. The driver side of the trailer collided with the front of the van. During the crash, two adult females and one adult male were ejected from the van. Those three subjects were later declared deceased on scene,” the release read.