Updated: December 23, 2017

TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED DURING A SATURDAY EVENING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT.  MEMBERS OF THE NEW PROSPECT, LAWRENCEBURG, AND CROSSROADS FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED TO THE CRASH JUST BEFORE 6 ON HIGHWAY 64 EAST AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESLEY CHAPEL ROAD.  ACCORDING TO SOURCES, A CHEVROLET PICK-UP COLLIDED WITH A FORD TARUS WHICH RESULTED IN AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAVING TO BE EXTRICATED BY FIREFIGHTERS.  THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL INDICATES THAT BOTH PEOPLE WHO PERISHED WERE IN THE SAME VEHICLE.  THE T-H-P'S CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TEAMS RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.  THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER IS ON GOING.