Three children injured – Vehicles collide near Morrison Shell

Five people were injured in a two-car collision which saw one vehicle knocked up an embankment near the Morrison Shell station Monday afternoon.

Among the injured were three children, ages 9, 12 and 13, who were passengers in a 1992 Buick driven by Bridgett G. King, 37. King?s husband was also in the vehicle, but he escaped serious injury.

According to Highway Patrolman Darrell Gribble, the accident happened at 4:40 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 55 (Manchester Highway) and Tom Grissom Road, located adjacent to Morrison Shell. Reports reveal King was pulling out of Tom Grissom Road when she entered the path of a westbound 1995 Lincoln Towncar driven by Rebecca Walling, 29.

The Towncar impacted with the driver?s side of the Buick, crushing its side panels as it spun around, shot over a ditch, and then came to rest on the side of a grassy embankment next to the highway. Rescue workers used wooden planks to stabilize the vehicle, which was leaning dangerously as they pulled the injured from the wreckage.

Lawmen suspect one of the children may have been ejected from the wreckage. However, they say the 9-year-old, whose name has not been released, remained in the vehicle and was the most seriously injured. The drivers both escaped serious injury.

King was cited for failure to yield the right of way and violation of child restraint.