Two people, including a 9-year-old girl, were killed and five others hurt in a three-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon along a U.S. highway in Arkansas, 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. The Little River County coroner said the minor was a 9-year-old girl.
A second minor in the Toyota was listed in the police report 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 or list ages for the minors.
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.