A vehicle hit a cable barrier and flipped Sunday night on Interstate 555, ejecting three people and leaving two dead, authorities said.
A 2000 Mercury was traveling north on the interstate in Jonesboro around 6:12 p.m. when its right rear tire blew out, Arkansas State Police said. The vehicle's driver then overcorrected, sending the Mercury into a cable barrier, police said. It then flipped and ejected three of the occupants.
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Thirty-five-year-old Marla Clements of Jonesboro and a female minor were killed in the crash. State police said another female youth and the driver, 30-year-old Justin Clements of West Memphis, were hurt. Both were taken to hospitals in Memphis.
A crash report listed the conditions as cloudy and dry when the wreck occurred. The deaths were the 325th and 326th of 2016 on Arkansas roads, according to preliminary figures.