UPDATE: Oct. 8 at 6:45 a.m.
Kentucky State Police have identified the two people killed in a collision on the Bert T Combs Mountain Parkway on Tuesday afternoon in Wolfe County.
According to KSP, a preliminary investigation indicates that a minivan was traveling east on the Mountain Parkway when it crossed the center line into the path of a Hyundai Elantra.
KSP says that the driver of the minivan was taken to St. Claire Regional Medical Center and treated for minor injuries, but the passenger, 56-year-old Robbin Burchett, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Wolfe County coroner.
According to KSP, the driver of the Elantra and a 9-year-old passenger sustained serious injuries and are listed in critical condition. A toddler was also injured in the collision. The three were taken to Morgan County ARH in West Liberty.
KSP says that a third passenger in the Elantra, identified by police as 27-year-old Katelyn Harmon, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The collision remains under investigation by KSP.
UPDATE: Oct. 7 at 8 p.m.
Two people are dead, and several more were transported to a local hospital after a collision on the Mountain Parkway on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Wolfe County coroner, the driver of a vehicle crossed over the center line around 3:30 p.m., hitting another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. One individual from each of the vehicles died as a result of the collision.
Witnesses report that at the time of the collision, rainfall was heavy.
The roadway has now reopened, though those who live in the area say this crash has shocked Wolfe County.
"It's been a really hurtful thing for our community. I know there is a bunch of people that have came together. Our church specifically too, praying and everything, said Dawson Prater, who's local to the area. "This is a tight community so we can help anybody out anyway we can."
UPDATE: Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Morgan County EMS have confirmed that two people have died and several more were injured in an afternoon collision on the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County.
KYTC reports that the roadway will remain closed for an unknown amount of time.
Original Story:
Both directions of the Mountain Parkway near mile-marker 47 in Wolfe County are currently shut down due to a collision on Tuesday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 10 reports. Officials in Wolfe County confirmed that the collision involved at least one fatality.
According to KYTC, the length of the closure is currently unknown, and traffic is being detoured via KY 191 and KY 205 at Exit 46 and Exit 57.
This is a developing story. More information will be added as it becomes available.
