MCCREARY COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) — Two people are dead and another person was airlifted to the hospital after a collision in McCreary County Wednesday afternoon, the Kentucky State Police said.

The three-vehicle crash happened at approximately 1:37 p.m. Wednesday in the Parker's Lake community, police said.

According to preliminary investigations, a 2024 Toyota Highlander was traveling north on U.S. Highway 27 when she may have had a medical emergency. The Toyota crossed the centerline and grazed a motorcycle travelling south, police reported. The driver and passenger on the motorcycle were not injured.

The Toyota continued moving north in the southbound lane, then entered the emergency lane where it collided with a Honda ATV. Both vehicles left the roadway, coming to rest in a wooded area.

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