A three-vehicle crash on Thursday afternoon left four women dead in Independence County, Arkansas.
Arkansas State Police reported the crash that took place at 4:34 p.m. on State Highway 69 in rural Independence County.
Kathy G. Smith, 58, of Batesville was traveling southbound when her 2011 Ford Taurus crossed the center line and crashed head-on with a 2020 Toyota Prius driven by Brenda J. Horn, 76, of Sulphur Rock.
A 2010 Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling behind Horn’s car tried to avoid the crash but slid into it on the grassy shoulder.
Both Smith and Horn died due to the crash.
Two passengers in Horn’s car, 77-year-old Donna S. Crabtree of Sulphur Rock and 78-year-old Judy A. Knox of Halls, Tennessee, also died.
ASP did not identify the driver of the pickup truck and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
