A multi-vehicle accident near the Lawrence and Sharp county line has claimed the lives of two people.
According to the Arkansas State Police, Kyle Robert Simmons, 30, of Hoxie, and Anna Marie Swearinger, 30, of Rome, Ga., were killed after a 2005 Cadillac driven by Simmons apparently crossed the centerline as it traveled south on Highway 63 in Ravenden and triggered a multi-vehicle accident.
After the Cadillac crossed the centerline, the state police fatality report said the vehicle struck two northbound vehicles before being struck another time by a southbound vehicle.
The state police fatality report said two other people were injured in the accident. Swearinger was a passenger in the Cadillac.
Weather and road conditions were reported clear and dry at the time of the accident which occurred around 6:25 a.m. on Tuesday.
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