Congresswoman Jackie Walorski dies in car crash, local media outlet reports

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN) speaks as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar testifies to the House Select Subcommittee on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2020. J. Scott Applewhite/Pool via REUTERS

Aug 3 (Reuters) – Lawmaker Jackie Walorski, who represents Indiana’s 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, died in a car crash on Wednesday afternoon, WNDU, an NBC affiliate in Indiana, posted on Twitter.

Walorski’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Reporting by Rami Ayyub; Editing by Leslie Adler

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