Woman, 33, dies in wreck on I-530 after vehicle hits cable barrier, overturns

A 33-year-old passenger was killed in a wreck early Tuesday on Interstate 530 in Pulaski County after the vehicle she was in struck a cable barrier and flipped, police said.

A 2003 Nissan was heading south on I-530 south of Little Rock around 1:20 a.m., according to an Arkansas State Police report. The Nissan left the roadway, struck a cable barrier and overturned, police said.

A woman from McGehee who was riding in the vehicle suffered fatal injuries, officials said. Her next of kin have not yet been notified, police noted on the report.

The driver, 35-year-old Lisa Michelle Taylor of London, was injured and taken to UAMS Medical Center for treatment, officials said.

Road conditions were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the wreck, police said.

There have been 152 deaths in traffic crashes on Arkansas roads so far this year, according to preliminary data.

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