LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A man is dead and two others are injured following a serious crash on the Greenbelt Highway.
The coroner's office identified the man as 85-year-old Robert Clay.
Louisville Metro Police responded to a call for service on a motor vehicle collision on the Greenbelt Highway at Bethany Lane around 1:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, officers said they found two vehicles involved.
LMPD said their preliminary investigation reveals that a passenger vehicle coming off of Bethany Lane entered the intersection and hit a second passenger vehicle that was headed northbound on Greenbelt Highway -- causing them to collide.
Police said EMS took three adults to UofL Hospital. Clay died at the hospital.
The other two patients are expected to survive, according to LMPD.
Due to the seriousness of the collision, officers said LMPD’s Traffic Unit will be handling the investigation.
Greenbelt Highway was closed for reconstruction, it has since reopened.
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