Pine Bluff, AR (September 2, 2024) – A Sunday afternoon, September 1 crash on Hwy 65 S in Pine Bluff left one person dead and two others injured. The Pine Bluff Police Department reported the accident occurred at 4109 Hwy 65 S, where a black pickup truck was struck by a vehicle exiting the Dollar General parking lot.
Witnesses at the scene stated that the impact caused the black pickup truck to flip several times, ejecting three male occupants onto the roadway. Responding officers found the three men lying on the road and immediately began administering aid while notifying emergency responders.
Two of the men suffered critical injuries and were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the third man was pronounced dead at the scene. The police are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident to determine the exact cause.