Three people died in North Little Rock early Saturday when they were struck by a tractor-trailer.
According to a preliminary Arkansas State Police report, two of the victims were on the Interstate 430 South River Bridge assisting a third motorist with a disabled vehicle from a previous accident. The motorist and the two pedestrians were killed when they and the car, a 2020 Mitsubishi, were struck by the southbound 2020 model Freightliner.
Killed was the motorist, Kenneth R. Scott, 53, of Little Rock, and Takoiya C. Flowers, 34, of North Little Rock and Gary T. Plaster, 52, of Little Rock.
The truck driver was not injured and was not identified in the report.
The wreck was reported at 2:46 a.m. The weather was clear the the road was dry.
Trooper Nick Smith investigated the wreck.
Editor’s Note: Preliminary Arkansas State Police fatality reports sometimes contain information that turns out to be inaccurate. Typical errors include spelling errors in names, or incorrect ages; outdated hometown information; vehicle direction of travel; and incident times. The ASP sometimes corrects these errors in updated reports
