By Gary Lloyd
One person is dead and five are injured after a three-vehicle traffic accident on Chalkville Mountain Road near Galloway Drive.
The wreck happened just before 2 p.m. Sunday.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, a Ford Taurus was traveling west on Chalkville Mountain Road when it crossed the center line and collided with a GMC Sierra pickup truck. The truck then collided with an SUV.
The driver of the Taurus was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver and a child in the pickup truck suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to area hospitals.
The driver and two children in the SUV also suffered non-life threatening injuries and were transported to area hospitals.
The accident remains under investigation.
The names of those involved are being withheld pending notification of family members.
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