Two people killed, child injured in wrong-way crash on I-75 Tuesday morning
From Local 3 News: UPDATE: Chattanooga police are investigating a crash on I-75 Tuesday morning that killed two people and seriously hurt a child.
It happened shortly after 2:00am on the northbound side of the interstate near Shallowford Road.
Police say a 37-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on the northbound side in a Nissan Sentra, when she hit a Honda Accord head-on.
The collision caused the Honda to spin out before it was hit a second time by a tractor-trailer.
Police say the woman and the 65-year-old man who was driving the Honda died at the scene.
A child who was a passenger in the Nissan and was taken to a local hospital with what police say are life-threatening injuries.
No names have been released at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
PREVIOUS STORY: Interstate 75 northbound has reopened after being shut down early Tuesday for a multiple vehicle crash, which closed the roadway for several hours.
The crash involved a semi and two passenger vehicles.
Drivers may still experience some delays until normal traffic flow resumes.
PREVIOUS STORY: An accident on I-75 near Shallowford Road has shut down the interstate, according to officials.
Traffic is being rerouted around the crash, and this is expected to impact morning rush hour traffic.
The collision involved a car and a tractor trailer, and there are multiple unknown injuries.
It happened shortly after 2:00am on the northbound side of the interstate near Shallowford Road.
Police say a 37-year-old woman was driving the wrong way on the northbound side in a Nissan Sentra, when she hit a Honda Accord head-on.
The collision caused the Honda to spin out before it was hit a second time by a tractor-trailer.
Police say the woman and the 65-year-old man who was driving the Honda died at the scene.
A child who was a passenger in the Nissan and was taken to a local hospital with what police say are life-threatening injuries.
No names have been released at this time.
The investigation is ongoing.
PREVIOUS STORY: Interstate 75 northbound has reopened after being shut down early Tuesday for a multiple vehicle crash, which closed the roadway for several hours.
The crash involved a semi and two passenger vehicles.
Drivers may still experience some delays until normal traffic flow resumes.
PREVIOUS STORY: An accident on I-75 near Shallowford Road has shut down the interstate, according to officials.
Traffic is being rerouted around the crash, and this is expected to impact morning rush hour traffic.
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