A section of U.S. 27 will be shut down for several hours after a fatal accident that killed six people.
According to the Nicholasville Police Department, the accident happened around 9:15 p.m. near Edgewood and Shun Pike.
Police said two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision.
A SUV was heading northbound when it somehow crossed the median and hit a minivan heading southbound head on.
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Authorities said 10 people were involved with five in each vehicle, some of which were children. Some people were thrown from the cars and one vehicle caught on fire.
Four people have been transported to area hospitals but the extent of their injuries is unknown.
Police are trying to reconstruct the scene now and one said it’s the worst crash they have ever seen.
“There were lots of Good Samaritan that tried to help, there was first aid given to people needing it. there were just people everywhere when I got here,” Nicholasville Police Department Sargent Scott Harvey said. “I have been in law enforcement 16 years and this is the worst wreck I have ever seen.”
Motorists are advised to avoid the area as both north and southbound lanes will be shut down.
Police are looking for a red newer model Ford Mustang. They believe this vehicle was in the area at the time of the accident and didn’t stop.
They don’t believe the vehicle was involved but they want to speak with people in the vehicle about what they witnessed.
