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Woman Injured In Collision While Trying To Avoid Hitting Vehicle

Posted at 10:35 AM, Jun 29, 2018
and last updated 2018-06-29 10:35:46-04

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18)– Kentucky State Police are investigating a single-vehicle accident that left one woman injured.

It happened around 4:08 p.m. Thursday on Beechland Road.

Officials say 34-year-old Shannon Cunnningham, of Springfield, was travelling eastbound when she entered into a curve and met an oncoming vehicle partially in her lane. She then swerved to avoid the collision, lost control of her vehicle and went down an embankment into a field.

Cunningham was belted and was transported to Springview Hospital.

Two juvenile passengers in the vehicle were belted and not injured.