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Three injured in multi-vehicle crash
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The GMC Canyon pickup truck driven by Kholton Melton of DeKalb County, initiated a four-vehicle accident Thursday on Hwy. 56 near Freedom Life Church. After rear-ending a stopped truck, Melton’s vehicle spun into the inbound lane of the highway and was hit by a Chevrolet Silverado which wound up in the field between Freedom Life and Hwy. 56 Church of Christ.
A four-vehicle chain reaction crash sent three people to area hospitals and stopped traffic for over an hour on Smithville Hwy. Thursday afternoon. The Warren County Sheriff’s Office, North Warren Fire Department, Warren County EMS and Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the accident, which occurred near 3:30 p.m. Thursday between Hwy. 56 Church of Christ and Freedom Life Church.