5 People Killed, 5 Injured in Car Accident

Five people were killed and five others suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision involving a driver traveling the wrong way Wednesday afternoon.

The driver of a vehicle was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. 63 when they collided with a Focus Inc. van, which provides services for developmentally disabled adults, between Bay and Jonesboro, approximately 5 miles southeast of Jonesboro, around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday.

The drivers of both vehicles were killed, including two passengers in the van. A third passenger in the van was airlifted to a Memphis, Tennessee hospital where they were pronounced dead.