One person died and four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a sedan and an SUV near the University of Tennessee Arboretum on South Illinois Avenue on Friday afternoon, May 26, 2017, authorities said. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
One person died and four people were injured in the two-vehicle crash near the University of Tennessee Arboretum on South Illinois Avenue on Friday afternoon, authorities said.
The crash was reported at about 2:47 p.m. Friday at Commerce Park Drive, which is across from the Arboretum.
The two vehicles involved were a sedan and a sport utility vehicle, the City of Oak Ridge said in a press release.
Three people were inside the sedan: two adults and one child. The adult passenger was killed. The adult driver and child passenger were injured.
Two adults inside the SUV were injured, the city said.
All of the victims were taken to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville. Two were taken by UT Lifestar medical helicopters and two by ambulance, the city said. The extent of their injuries and current conditions are unknown. Their identities haven’t been released. [Read more…]
