Arkansas woman dies in 2-car crash

A 41-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her vehicle in a curve on an Arkansas road, state police said.

The wreck happened about 1:25 p.m. Saturday as Stacy A. Byers of Waldron was traveling south on U.S. 71 in Scott County, according to a preliminary report.

Byers' 1995 Chevrolet Corsica was negotiating a curve and traveled into oncoming traffic, causing her to hit a northbound 2004 Toyota Tundra, authorities said.

Byers was pronounced dead at the scene by Scott County Coroner Sam Callahan at 2:25 p.m. that day, the report states.

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The driver of the Toyota, 64-year-old Larry D. Epperson, also suffered injuries in the crash.

Travel conditions at the time of the wreck were described as clear and dry.

Metro on 05/16/2017

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