MURRAY – A four-vehicle collision at one of Murray’s busiest intersections sent multiple people to the hospital Saturday evening, and police say a driver’s possible medical issue may have contributed to the crash.
The crash closed the southbound lanes of U.S. 641 between Olive and Main streets for about an hour as first responders treated the injured and crews cleared the scene.
Murray Police Department officers responded to the intersection of 12th and Main streets at approximately 6:21 p.m. after receiving a report of a four-vehicle collision with injuries, according to an MPD press release issued Monday.
When The Sentinel arrived on scene Saturday, a Dodge truck and Toyota Camry were at the northwest corner of the intersection. A GMC Yukon and a Kia Forte were just south of the intersection, stopped on the road in front of Walgreens.
In a follow-up response to The Sentinel, MPD confirmed that the Dodge was traveling south on 12th Street and struck the Camry that was stopped near the Main Street intersection. The Camry then struck the Yukon and the Kia.
“The preliminary investigation shows that the collision may have been caused due to a driver experiencing a medical issue,” the release stated.
Multiple people involved in the crash were transported to Murray-Calloway County Hospital for treatment of possible injuries, according to MPD. Scanner traffic from around the time of the crash, archived by murrayscanner.com, indicated wreckers were called for all four vehicles involved.
The Murray State University Police Department, Murray-Calloway County Emergency Medical Services and the Murray Fire Department assisted MPD at the scene.
