1 dead after two-vehicle crash in Bell County

BELL COUNTY, Ky. – One person is dead following a reported crash in Bell County on Wednesday.

According to Trooper Shane Jacobs, public affairs officer for Kentucky State Police Post 10, troopers received a call Wednesday afternoon regarding a collision involving one fatality.

Authorities say a preliminary investigation indicates an SUV was exiting Casey’s and attempting to turn left onto southbound U.S. 25E. Troopers say a Chevrolet traveling northbound struck the back driver’s side of the Ford in the northbound fast lane.

According to authorities, the driver of the Ford, 79-year-old Maxine Wright of Miracle, Kentucky, was transported by Bell County EMS to ARH, where she was pronounced dead.

The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as 47-year-old Harold Hensley of Stoney Fork, Kentucky, declined EMS treatment, authorities say.

The investigation is ongoing.