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\nA three vehicle accident Friday (5\/13) afternoon in Brandenburg, claimed the life of a 16 year-year.<\/p>\n
\nA three vehicle accident Friday (5\/13) afternoon in Brandenburg, claimed the life of a 16 year-year.<\/p>\n
Brandenburg Police along with other emergency units were called to the 300 Block of Bypass Road just after 3 pm. Kentucky State Police was requested by the Brandenburg Police Department The preliminary investigation revealed a 16 year-old was operating a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado and was attempting to make a left hand turn onto Bypass Rd when it struck a 2013 Ford Focus traveling southbound being operated by a 17-year-old. As a result, the Ford Focus lost control and crossed the centerline into the northbound lanes where it was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet 3500 pickup truck being operated by 48 year-old Christopher Stone of Brandenburg. <\/p>\n
A 16-year-old front passenger of the Ford was pronounced dead at the scene by the Meade County Coroner’s Office. The Ford’s 17-year-old juvenile driver was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Stone was taken to Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Indiana for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Another passenger of the Focus was taken by private means to Baptist Health Hardin for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The juvenile driver and two passengers of the Chevrolet Silverado were not injured. <\/p>\n
A portion of Bypass Rd between Broadway and Old Ekron Road was closed approximately four hours in order to allow troopers to investigate the collision. State Police was assisted at the scene by the Brandenburg Police Dept., Meade County Sheriff’s Department, Meade County Fire, and Meade County EMS. The accident remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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