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Two people died in a car accident on Interstate 40 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Six cars were involved in the crash and at least one of them caught fire. Investigators think the weather and construction on I-40 were factors in the crash. A 13-year-old girl is among those people injured, and is being treated at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital.

Jerry L. White, 57, killed, Opal D. Carter, 53, Carlos Carter, 51, seriously injured, transported to hospital, after their SUV crosses into the median on eastbound I-40 near West Memphis, and overturns, ejecting the driver and a passenger.

Date:

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Area:

Memphis, TN

A driver was killed and two passengers hurt early Friday when a sport utility vehicle overturned on Interstate 40 in Crittenden County.

The single-vehicle accident happened about 2:50 a.m. near the 270 mile marker west of West Memphis.

According to an Arkansas State Police report, 57-year-old Jerry L. White of Memphis was driving a 2001 Nissan Xterra east on the highway when the vehicle went out of control and crossed the median.

Police say the SUV then overturned, ejecting White and passenger Carlos Carter, 51, of Memphis.