PARAGOULD, Ark. — Two Paragould residents were killed in a two-vehicle collision on Nov. 9, according to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police.
Pamela S. Bryant, 73, and Billy J. Adams, 69, were in a 2006 Chevrolet traveling northbound on State Highway 139 when it began a left turn at the intersection with U.S. Highway 412. Their vehicle was struck by a 2018 Hyundai traveling westbound on the highway, officials said.
Bryant, the driver of the Chevrolet, and Adams, her passenger, both died in the crash. The driver of the Hyundai, 37-year-old Danielle N. Merritt of Blytheville, sustained injuries, though her condition was not detailed in the report.
Investigating officer Cpl. Aaron Morphis noted that weather and road conditions were clear and dry at the time of the incident.
The Arkansas State Police fatal crash summary provided the preliminary details of the accident.