MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people are dead following a major crash near the intersection of Getwell Road and Elliston Street in East Memphis, where first responders have shut down roads in the area.
Memphis Police Department officials said their officers responded to the crash around 3:39 a.m. Tuesday, where they found a car overturned into a ditch.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Another was taken to St. Francis Hospital in critical condition, where they later died.
Video from a witness shows people climbing down into a ditch to reach those trapped in a vehicle that ended up upside down following the crash.
According to one witness, he was sitting at the intersection when a car sped through at a high rate of speed. The collision sent the struck car into a nearby drainage ditch.
“It was a green light for us, but I saw the car coming, so I stopped,” the witness said. “The other car didn’t, and he tried to turn, but the car hit him, took him airborne, and it was a disaster, man.”
MPD said the driver of the second car did not remain on the scene.
It is unclear if anyone has been ticketed or arrested in connection with the crash.
