5-car crash in LR puts 4 in hospital

Neighborhood residents gather near an accident scene at 36th and Potter streets in Little Rock. Four people were taken to a hospital after the accident, which involved five cars, authorities said.
Neighborhood residents gather near an accident scene at 36th and Potter streets in Little Rock. Four people were taken to a hospital after the accident, which involved five cars, authorities said.

Four people were transported to a hospital Friday afternoon after a five-vehicle wreck in Little Rock, authorities said.

The Little Rock Fire Department received a report at 2:39 p.m. of a vehicle speeding and striking a number of vehicles at 36th Street and Wynne Street, spokesman Jacob Lear-Sadowsky said.

When authorities arrived, they found two overturned vehicles -- a maroon one on a hillside in the backyard of 3601 Potter St. and a silver Oldsmobile at 36th Street and Wynne Street, Lear-Sadowsky said. Three other vehicles were involved in the wreck, though details regarding their involvement were not immediately known.

Police said the driver of the Oldsmobile is believed to have started the crash as the driver traveled through the area at speeds estimated at up to 100 mph.

The identities of those involved in the crash and the extent of their injuries were not immediately available.

Metro on 05/28/2016

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