Two killed, state police trooper injured in Eastern Kentucky crash
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- Two people died after a vehicle crossed into a trooper’s path on KY‑80 in Hazard.
- Kentucky trooper sustained serious, nonfatal injuries and was flown to UK Chandler.
- State Police Critical Incident Response Team opened an investigation and will analyze evidence.
Two people died and a Kentucky State Police trooper was seriously injured in a crash Sunday in Eastern Kentucky, according to the agency.
The collision happened around 11 a.m. on Kentucky Highway 80 in Hazard. State police said a trooper was driving to an emergency call for service in Knott County when another vehicle crossed into the trooper’s path while turning left onto Perry Circle Road.
The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were pronouncded dead at the scene, according to state police. Their identities weren’t provided.
State police said the trooper suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The trooper was taken to Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center and later flown to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital.
State police’s Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the collision. No other details about the wreck were released, and more information is not expected to be shared until witnesses are interviewed and evidence is analyzed, according to state police.
“The timeline for completing the investigation will depend on the complexity of the case,” state police said in a news release.
