Two people were killed and five others hurt in a three-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon along a U.S. highway in Ashdown, authorities said.
It happened about 2:45 p.m. on U.S. 71 near South Kaylee Drive in Ashdown, according to an Arkansas State Police report.
Police said a southbound 2008 Toyota crossed the centerline and first hit a northbound 2015 Chevrolet before spinning into a northbound 2014 GMC.
The Toyota driver, 79-year-old Jimmy Moore of Ashdown, suffered fatal injuries, as did a minor passenger in his vehicle, authorities wrote. No age or other information on the minor was released.
A second minor in the Toyota was listed as being hurt as were four occupants of the GMC: The 37-year-old driver, a 35-year-old passenger and two minor passengers. The report didn't detail the extent of any of their injuries.
Police didn't indicate what may have caused the Toyota to cross the line. Conditions at the time were said to be clear and dry. At least 237 people have died in traffic crashes in Arkansas so far this year, according to preliminary figures.
NW News on 07/06/2018