One person was killed in a crash Thursday morning that reportedly happened as a vehicle was traveling in the wrong direction on U.S. 270 in Hot Springs, authorities said.
Hot Springs Police Department Cpl. Joey Williams said the driver of a vehicle that was reportedly westbound in the eastbound lanes of the expressway was killed in a collision with two other vehicles. The name of the victim was not immediately released.
The wreck occurred shortly before 6:30 a.m. Thursday between Higdon Ferry Road and Central Avenue, and the eastbound lanes reopened around 9:30 a.m.
There was also a minor accident in the same area involving other vehicles that were not part of the fatal collision, Williams said.
By the morning rush hour, eastbound traffic on the expressway was backed up for more than 3 miles.