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Fatal I-630 Crash Claims One Life in Little Rock
31 Mar
Summary
- One person died and another was injured in a Monday morning crash.
- A car merging lanes reportedly struck another vehicle.
- The accident caused significant traffic delays on I-630.
A fatal traffic accident on Interstate 630 in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday morning claimed the life of one individual and left another injured. The crash occurred around 8:05 a.m. near University Avenue, significantly disrupting traffic flow in all lanes.
According to Arkansas State Police, the incident began when a vehicle attempting to merge from the third to the fourth lane made contact with another car. This initial collision caused the second vehicle to cross multiple lanes before colliding with the concrete barrier.
The passenger in the vehicle that hit the barrier was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of that same vehicle sustained injuries. The driver of the first car, whose merge attempt initiated the sequence of events, was reportedly uninjured. As of Monday afternoon, authorities had not yet released the names of those involved.
By 9:10 a.m. on Monday, the Arkansas Department of Transportation confirmed that the accident had been cleared, and traffic flow had resumed. Further details regarding the cause or extent of injuries were not immediately available from ARDOT.
