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LMPD: Fatal collision kills 1, injures another on Preston Highway

Louisville Metro Police says a man was trying to turn from Reading Road onto Preston Highway when he was hit in the side by another vehicle traveling northbound.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A fatal car accident on Preston Highway leaves one dead, another injured police say.

In their initial investigation Louisville Metro Police says around 8 p.m. Friday, a man was trying to turn from Reading Road onto Preston Highway when his vehicle was hit in the side by another vehicle traveling northbound, near the Temple Cemetery.

He died at University Hospital shortly after arriving police say.

Police say the other driver, a woman, was also taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Police also say Audubon Park Police requested LMPD's Traffic Unit to help with the accident.

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