LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro Police are investigating a multi-vehicle crash near the Highlands Monday afternoon.
LMPD spokesperson Beth Ruoff said officers responded to a report of a crash at the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Norris Place around noon.
According to their initial investigation, police believe a vehicle was speeding on Eastern Parkway when it hit another vehicle while attempting to change lanes. The first vehicle rotated into oncoming traffic and was hit on the passenger side by a third vehicle.
Four people in the first vehicle were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, Ruoff said. Three of them were adults and one was a teenager.
No one else involved in the crash was taken to the hospital, according to police.
The area between the Tyler Park and Deer Park neighborhoods was shut down for around four hours, the department said. The roadway reopened at 4:13 p.m.
The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating.
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