Arkansas
2 people killed in head-on collision on I-40 in Prairie County | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Two people were killed and four others were injured on Tuesday in a crash on Interstate 40 in Prairie County, preliminary crash reports from the Arkansas State Police said.
The crash occurred just before 2 a.m., the report said.
James C. Southerland, 47, of Fort Smith and 66-year-old Cynthia S. Brown of Abbeville, South Carolina, were passengers in a 2018 Nissan that was involved in a head-on collision with a 2008 Chevrolet, the report stated.
Four people were injured in the crash, the report said.
The drivers of both vehicles, a 37-year-old woman from Fort Smith and a 42-year-old Las Vegas man, as well as two minors who were in the Nissan were injured, troopers said.
The roads were dry and the weather was clear at the time of the crash, according to the report.
At least 300 people have died due to crashes on state roads this year, according to reports published online by the Arkansas Department of Public Safety.