A head-on collision, at the intersection of Happy Valley Road and Harry King Road in Barren County, claimed the lives of three people just after Noon on Friday.
Preliminary investigation, by the Kentucky State Police, indicates 74 year-old Robert E. Purcell, of Louisville, was operating a 2023 Chevrolet commercial vehicle west on Happy Valley Road near the intersection of Harry King road. Purcell’s vehicle, for unknown reasons, crossed the center dividing line and into the path of oncoming traffic. Purcell’s vehicle struck a 2016 Chevrolet pickup being operated by 48 year-old Matthew Webb, of Bonnieville.
Robert Purcell and Matthew Webb were pronounced deceased at the scene by the Barren County Coroner’s Office. A passenger in Webb’s vehicle, 37 year-old Matthew E. Shrock, of Munfordville, was transported to T.J. Sampson Hospital in Glasgow and later to Tri-Star Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, where he succumbed to wounds sustained in the collision.
Kentucky State Police was assisted at the scene by Barren County EMS, Barren County Sheriff’s Office and Barren County Coroner.
The accident remains under investigation by the Kentucky State Police.
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