Sunday, June 12, 2016

2 Killed When Driver Crashes Barricade at the Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival in Selmer, Tennessee.


By The Associated PressSELMER, Tenn. — Jun 11, 2016, 6:34 PM ET




The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two people are dead after a vehicle drove through a barricade at the Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival in Selmer, Tennessee.

Lt. Brad Wilbanks said in an email that one person was also airlifted to a local hospital.

No other details were given about the crash or the victims.

A post on the festival's Facebook page says there will be a community-wide prayer meeting this evening. Selmer is about 40 miles south of Jackson.